Legal Opinion
Robert Vernon Bruce v. Henry Wade, District Attorney, Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Carl Roland, Chief Jailer, Alan Sweatt, Jail Director
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1976No. 76--1284PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Robert Vernon Bruce appeals from the dismissal of his pro se civil rights complaint which alleged prosecutorial harassment and custodial abuses. 1 We affirm the dismissal as to defendant prosecutor Henry Wade; however, finding that the allegations with respect to the remaining defendant custodial officials state a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, we must vacate and remand that portion of the decision to allow appellant some opportunity to offer proof in support of his claims.
In his pleadings below, appellant, a Texas prisoner convicted of murder in 1965, alleged…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by58 opinions
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