Dewell v. Lawson

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · Decided 1974-01-07

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BARRETT, Circuit Judge. Douglas Dewell brought this suit against the City of Oklahoma City and Wayne Lawson, its Chief of Police, for alleged violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988, in that he was deprived of rights guaranteeed him by the First, Fourth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. The trial court sustained the appellees’ Motio…

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