Thomas James Hand v. Stuart Gary, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Deputy Sheriff

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1988-03-10

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GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge: Thomas James Hand brought this action for damages for malicious prosecution pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . A jury found Defendant, Deputy Sheriff Stuart Gary, liable for intentional violation of the constitutional rights of Plaintiff Hand. We reverse, concluding that there were no facts on the record to support the…

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