Legal Opinion
Thomas Wesley Nelson v. Eugene Stratton, Attorney at Law
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1972No. 72-2645PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
Thomas Wesley Nelson has appealed from the district court’s dismissal of his Civil Rights 1 complaint which named as defendant the attorney who represented him in a criminal ease. We affirm the ruling below.
The appellant has alleged that the attorney did not accord effective legal representation in several enumerated respects, as the result of which Nelson was convicted of a felony in a Texas state court. Nelson further alleges that the attorney was retained for him by his former employer.
The district court held that the complaint failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, since a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- William C. O'Brien v. Walter N. ColbathCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States Ex Rel. Gittlemacker v. PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
3Cited by12 opinions
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- United States of America Ex Rel. George Simmons v. Mr. Robert J. Zibilich, Attorney at LawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Johnnie Mack Robinson v. R. H. Jordan, Sheriff of Gray County, Texas and Dr. Joseph W. Gates, of Pampa, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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