Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1950No. 12711PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
This case is another instance where in applying the third degree in an endeavor to unearth a crime a more reprehensible crime was thereby committed.
The appellant, Williams, a private detective, was indicted, along with Perry, Bombaci, Ford, Yuhas, and Lindsley Lumber Co., an alleged corporation, in four counts under Section 52 [now § 242], Title 18, U.S.C.A. Section 20, U. S. Criminal Code, for willfully depriving four persons (Purnell, Robinson, Sturniolo, and Priest) of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the United…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. FawcettCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- Crews v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Gibson v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. Consolidated Laundries Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- James N. Lewis v. George Brautigam, I. Ray Mills, Dayton Blackford and Thomas J. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Gibson v. The City Of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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