Legal Opinion
Joseph X. Bethea v. Joseph J. Reid, Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark, New Jersey, Etal.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 27, 1971No. 19323PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint, which seeks damages for violations of fourth and fifth amendment rights allegedly committed by federal officials.
In 1968 appellant was convicted on three counts of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), (b) and (d) (1964). On March 4, 1970, he filed the complaint in this action charging that three agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and an Assistant United States Attorney had conspired to violate his civil and constitutional rights by using perjured testimony to obtain…
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