Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Cary Stokes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1975No. 74-1315PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Charles Cary Stokes brings this appeal from his conviction by a jury for viola tion of Title 18 U.S.C. § 242, 1 which makes criminal the willful deprivation of constitutional rights by any person, acting under color of law. We affirm.
I
At the time of the acts giving rise to his conviction, Stokes was employed as a police officer by the City of Macon, Georgia. On the night of July 10, 1973, Stokes and another Macon police officer were summoned to the lounge of a local inn where they arrested John Velpo Tucker on a charge of “plain drunk.” Tucker, a field…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Warren Curtis v. Angus Russell EveretteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Wiltsie v. California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Matias Delerme, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- United States v. Frank Hayes, Dorothy Foley Hayes and Alice BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Putman v. GerloffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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