Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence W. Kerley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1981No. 18-20501PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Appellant Lawrence Kerley, an officer of the Brevard County, Florida, Sheriff’s Of fice, appeals from his conviction by a jury for violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 242, 1 which makes criminal the willful deprivation of constitutional rights by any person acting under color of law.
The charge against Kerley was based upon an incident in which Daniel de la Osa, while being held face down over the trunk of a patrol car by two police officers, was struck by Kerley in the back of the head with a lead-filled black-jack. Kerley admitted striking this blow. All of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Frank Viserto, Jr., Richard Rocco, Joseph Solce, Garnet Johnson, Sarah Payne, Howard Williams and Prentiss CovingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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