Legal Opinion
Andrew Hawkins v. Town of Shaw, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1972No. 29013PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Per curiam
The court, having been convened En Banc and having heard additional oral argument and considered additional briefs, reaffirms the judgment entered by the original panel of this court, 5 Cir. 1971, 437 F.2d 1286. The court, however, makes the following statements dealing with some of the issues raised either originally or by Petition for Rehearing.
I
In judging human conduct, intent, motive and purpose are elusive subjective concepts, and their existence usually can be inferred only from proven facts. As stated in the original opinion, the record before us does not contain direct evidence which…
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