Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1953No. 14575_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of dismissal by the district court of a two-count information charging the appellee with the violation of Section 242 of Title 18 of the United States Code, commonly known as the civil rights act. The trial court construed the information to charge the defendant, an officer in a Florida state prison, with having whipped certain prisoners entrusted to his custody for the purpose and with the intention of disciplining them. The court held that mere disciplinary action by state prison officials was no offense under the federal statute.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Ex Parte HullSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- James N. Lewis v. George Brautigam, I. Ray Mills, Dayton Blackford and Thomas J. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Mark O. Hatfield, Governor of the State of Oregon v. Paul R. BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Charles Cary StokesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. GilboyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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