Legal Opinion
Gray v. Farley
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1993No. Nos. 92-2584, 92-2585PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPROUSE, Senior Circuit Judge:
Robert Gray was convicted in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, West Virginia, of murdering an off-duty deputy sheriff after Gray’s failed attempt at arson. After his conviction, Gray sued law enforcement officers of Putnam and Mason Counties, West Virginia, and other persons, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988, the West Virginia Constitution, and West Virginia law. His claims on appeal stem either directly or indirectly from alleged beatings he received from the officers while in custody.
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On August 17, 1989, Gray shot and…
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