MARTIN v. DALLAS COUNTY, TEX.

No. 87-1051 Summary Calendar.

822 F.2d 553 (1987)

Fonzie O. MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, Bill Long, A. Ramirez, and Don Byrd, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Larson, Larson & Trantham, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Peter L. Harlan, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before POLITZ, WILLIAMS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants on appellant's § 1983 claim that he was held in jail 3 1/2 weeks longer than he should have been for a DWI sentence. We affirm in part and remand in part on somewhat different grounds than those used by the district court.

On March 26, 1984, plaintiff pleaded guilty to the crime of driving while intoxicated and received a probated five-year sentence requiring...

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