Legal Opinion
William Cecil Pool v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1958No. 15865PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, one time Chief of Police of North Las Vegas, Nevada, was indicted on two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 242, which reads, in material part:
“Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any inhabitant of any State * * * to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws, of the United States * * * shall be * * * imprisoned not more than one year. * * * ”
Appellant was convicted by jury verdict on both counts. A motion for new trial was denied by the trial…
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