Legal Opinion
United States v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 27, 2005No. 04-60103PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
The appellee, a police captain, was convicted of federal civil rights violations for excessive use of force with a police baton on an intoxicated suspect. The district court granted the appellee’s habeas petition for ineffective assistance of counsel, vacating the sentence and granting a new trial. The government appeals, and we reverse and reinstate the sentence.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 9, 1998, the defendant-appellee, Charles Harris, serving as Chief of Police for Golden, Mississippi (population 220), investigated a noise complaint at a party in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Anthony Murray v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Sayre v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Bower v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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