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No. 345112
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Esther Butler v. Clyde Cooper, Magistrate of the City of Portsmouth, Judge Donald Sandie, Judge of Portsmouth General District Court, and Chief Ash, Portsmouth Police Department, and Detective R. K. Gaddis, and Detective Hess, and Sgt. Detective Tally, and Unknown Reliable Informant, and Phin Horton, City Manager, and Richard Davis, Mayor of the City of Portsmouth
No. 345112 · Decided May 16, 1977
No. 345112·Fourth Circuit · 1977·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
May 16, 1977
Citation
No. 345112
Disposition
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Esther Butler v. Clyde Cooper, Magistrate of the City of Portsmouth, Judge Donald Sandie, Judge of Portsmouth General District Court, and Chief Ash, Portsmouth Police Department, and Detective R. K. Gaddis, and Detective Hess, and Sgt. Detective Tally, and Unknown Reliable Informant, and Phin Horton, City Manager, and Richard Davis, Mayor of the City of Portsmouth is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
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This case was decided on May 16, 1977.
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