Legal Opinion
Cousin v. Small
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2003No. 01-30745PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Per curiam
Shareef Cousin sued employees of the police department and the district attorney’s office, alleging various violations of his constitutional rights in connection with his prosecution for the murder of Michael Gerardi. The district court found for defendants on immunity grounds. Finding no error, we affirm.
I
On March 2, 1995, Gerardi and Connie Babin emerged from dinner at a New Orleans restaurant. As they neared Gerar-di’s car, three black men approached and robbed them; one of the men confronted Gerardi and fatally shot him.
Later that month, Cousin, then sixteen years old, was charged with…
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