Legal Opinion
United States v. William Tarpley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1991No. 91-1043PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
A deputy sheriff appeals his conviction for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 and 242, which prohibit the deprivation of rights secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States under color of law. We find sufficient evidence to show that the defendant acted under color of law and conspired with another in doing so, and affirm.
I
This is what happened, in the light most favorable to the government. In 1988, William Tarpley, deputy, Collingsworth County Sheriff’s police force, learned of a past affair of his wife, Kathryn and Kerry Lee Vestal. Tarpley…
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