Legal Opinion
United States v. Cobb
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1990No. Nos. 89-5628, 89-5630, 89-5631 and 89-5636PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Thomas Edward Cobb, Ronald Bradley Hatcher, Howard Steven Sears, and Larry Dale Keaton, all former law enforcement officers, appeal from their convictions for depriving Kenneth Wayne Pack of his civil rights by wilfully subjecting him to an excessive use of force, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242; and for obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3). Keaton also appeals from a separate conviction for witness tampering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3). We affirm the convictions of appellants Hatcher, Sears, and Keaton. However, finding that the…
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