Legal Opinion
Lee v. Willins
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 17, 1980No. 808, Docket 79-2178PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:
In 1977, Lester Lee brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Kings County District Attorney Eugene Gold, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Davenport, six New York City police officers, state judges, and his defense counsel. Lee alleged that the defendants had conspired to violate his civil rights in connection with criminal prosecutions brought against him for the murders of Police Officer Elijah Stroud and Lawrence Cooper, a drug dealer, and for unlawful possession of a firearm. Though convicted on the weapons charge, Lee was acquitted of the Cooper…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hampton v. HanrahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Frank Slavin v. Tim Curry Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Forsyth v. KleindienstCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Briggs v. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Rose v. BartleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Greg Myers, Etc. v. R. Kathleen Morris, Scott County Attorney, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Josiah Haynesworth and Fred Hancock v. Frank P. Miller, Chief, Law Enforcement Section, Office of the Corporation Counsel, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Richard L. Windsor v. The TennesseanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- L. Patrick Gray, III v. Griffin BellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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