Legal Opinion
United States v. George Keith Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1978No. 77-5200PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge: .
In February 1975, a 56-year-old illiterate mainténance worker was allegedly beaten by three deputy sheriffs and one policeman. Appellant Williams, then a deputy, and three other defendants were' indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Géorgia for violating the man’s civil rights in contravention of Í8 U.S.C. § 242. All four were convicted in a jury trial .in May 19.76, but the district court granted defendants’ motion for a. new trial. - A second jury trial was held in early February 1977, and the four defendants were again convicted. .…
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