Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Batiste v. Georgia
Batiste v. Ga., 469 U.S. 1191 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-01-21
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- fact governmental corporation “not only appeared but filed a counterclaim and a third-party complaint” caused court to find waiver of immunity
- state law governs whether or not a state court judgment bars a subsequent federal diversity action under the doctrines of res judicata or collateral estoppel
- where there is probable cause for arrest, the only question is whether it was reasonable for the arresting officers to believe that the person arrested was the one sought
Citator
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Ct. App. Ga. Certiorari denied.