Thomas Stokes v. Euda Delcambre, as Sheriff of Vermillion Parish

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1983-08-01

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PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding substantial compensatory and punitive damages to a Mississippi college student against a Louisiana sheriff and his deputy for injuries suffered while jailed on a misdemeanor charge. Finding that the trial court applied the proper legal standards…

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