Pubdate: Mon, 04 Jun 2001
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
Copyright: 2001 San Francisco Chronicle
Contact:  http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/388

FALSE-ARREST LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST OAKLAND

A hepatitis C patient and his girlfriend who were arrested for growing 
marijuana in their Rockridge home have filed a lawsuit against the Oakland 
police for false arrest and imprisonment.

Daniel R. Hagen and Lynda O'Neil were out of town when a burglar alarm went 
off at their home, and police officers Kwang Lee and Alexander Conroy, 
responding to the call, found more than 20 cannabis plants in their attic, 
the couple's lawyer, William Panzer, said last week.

Hagen and O'Neil were arrested and charged with three felony counts, which 
were later dismissed by prosecutors, according to the civil suit filed in 
Alameda County Superior Court.  [The couple were determined to be legally 
cultivating medical marijuana.]
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