Legal Opinion
Texas v. Kleinert
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 2017No. 15-51077PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
The District Attorney of Travis County, Texas, sought to prosecute federal task force officer Charles Kleinert for unintentionally shooting an unarmed suspect as Kleinert tried to arrest him. Invoking his status as a federal officer, Kleinert removed the state prosecution to federal court and asked the district court to dismiss the indictment. Kleinert argued that under the Supremacy Clause, he was immune from prosecution by the local district attorney because he acted in his capacity as a federal officer and his conduct was otherwise lawful. After a…
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