Legal Opinion
United States v. Troy W. Vaden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1990No. 89-6227PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Troy Vaden, a guard in the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC), of conspiring to violate the rights of an inmate 1 and of aiding and abetting assaults on that inmate and a fellow officer resulting in a deprivation of their rights. 2 Vaden challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. We find no error and affirm.
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Vaden worked in the protective custody unit of a Texas prison, which housed inmates whose lives had been threatened. In early 1985, the staff was not large enough to control the institution, and gangs…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Charles E. Sellers, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Ralph G. FaganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. John E. McKenzie Dale Bonura and Stephen FarrarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. Edwin Edwards Stephen Edwards Cecil Brown Andrew Martin Bobby JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Santiago-MendezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- United States v. Luz Estella Salazar, United States of America v. Jose Manuel RamosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. GulleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
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