Legal Opinion
Nelson Lee Burnett v. Herman Short, Joe H. Dickerson, and J. E. Wiggins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1971No. 30271PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Nelson Lee Burnett asserts a deprivation of his constitutional rights by certain police officers of the City of Houston, Texas. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985; 28 U.S.C. § 1343. In his complaint, plaintiff Burnett made the following allegations: Early in the evening of November 30, 1966, a shooting occurred in which one Clyde Lamb shot both plaintiff and police officer Edward Rich. Arriving upon the scene, officers Joe H. Dickerson and J. E. Wiggins concluded, without making inquiry, that plaintiff had been the one who shot officer Rich. Either Wiggins or Dickerson…
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