Legal Opinion
Keith Laverne Shank v. Sgt. T. H. Spruill and Detective H. G. Wagner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1969No. 26115PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
The petitioner is seeking injunctive and legal redress against the state of Georgia and two DeKalb County policemen. He claims that they forcefully brought him to Georgia from Florida to stand trial for a Georgia offense. He was convicted of the charge and sent to state prison. He later escaped and while out committed a federal offense. He currently is in a federal penitentiary. Georgia officials have filed detainers.
His current action probably is brought under the Civil Rights Acts, most likely 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. His papers do not make that clear. In any case the claim is barred on two…
2Cited by35 opinions
- Jones v. BalesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- Beard v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- John Fulford v. Frank Klein, Etc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Homer Williams and Mrs. Faye Williams v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Ronald P. Richardson v. Les FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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