Box 151
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Master pleadings - appeal, 1979
File — Box: 151, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Here, the ACLU represented plaintiff and lawyer Eleanor Kraft in yet another case of abuse of power by police officers. Kraft, a practicing lawyer since 1961, was consulting with clients Marion Wayne Odell and Arlene Bennett in their home, following a civil court appearance that day. Ten policer officers, armed and not wearing uniforms, entered the house, terrifying Kraft and her clients. Kraft yelled at the police officers ("a very excited loud yell") and demanded to see the warrant, which...
Dates:
1979