Shopkeepers Who Foster Arrests of Suspected Shoplifters Pursuant to a Preconceived Plan With the Police Are Acting Under Color of State Law Within the Meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1983

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dc.creatorLittle, Betty Harbin
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-05T17:59:07Z
dc.date.available2018-12-05T17:59:07Z
dc.date.issued1976
dc.description.abstractExamines the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s case Smith v. Brookshire Brothers. In Smith, the court established that shopkeepers who detain a suspected shoplifter, in connection with a pre-established plan with law enforcement, are acting under the color of law and thus may violate the plaintiff’s civil rights protected by 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The author comments that this decision increases shopkeepers’ liability, and suggests that shopkeepers avoid such arrangements with police.en_US
dc.identifier.citation7 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 709en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/82308
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTexas Tech Law Reviewen_US
dc.subjectShopkeepersen_US
dc.subject1983en_US
dc.subjectCivil rightsen_US
dc.subject42 U.S.C. § 1983en_US
dc.subjectColor of lawen_US
dc.subjectShopliftingen_US
dc.subjectSmith v. Brookshire Brothersen_US
dc.subjectCase noteen_US
dc.titleShopkeepers Who Foster Arrests of Suspected Shoplifters Pursuant to a Preconceived Plan With the Police Are Acting Under Color of State Law Within the Meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1983en_US
dc.title.alternativeCivil Rights—Shopkeepers Who Foster Arrests of Suspected Shoplifters Pursuant to a Preconceived Plan With the Police Are Acting Under Color of State Law Within the Meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1983en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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