Legal Opinion
Richard Winfrey, Jr. v. San Jacinto County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 5, 2018No. 16-20702PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtE. Grady Jolly, Circuit Judge
Richard Winfrey Jr. ("Junior") was arrested and charged with murder after a botched investigation and various alleged violations of Junior's Fourth Amendment rights. The State tried him on murder charges. The jury acquitted him in fifteen minutes, but only after he had served some 16 months in prison. He brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against various officers of San Jacinto County, Texas. After some seven years of litigation-including one appearance before this Court, see Winfrey v. San Jacinto Cty. , 481 Fed.Appx. 969 (5th Cir. 2012) ( Winfrey I )-defendants have come and gone, leaving…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Richard Winfrey, Jr. v. San Jacinto CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
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