Legal Opinion
Brooks v. George County, MS
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1996No. 94-60619PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Background
Robert W. Brooks successfully brought claims under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution for his continued incarceration in a county jail eight months after the charges against him had been dropped. Eugene Howell, Sheriff of George County, Mississippi (“Sheriff Howell” or “the Sheriff’), arrested Robert W. Brooks (“Brooks”) in Virginia, where Brooks, who was out on bond, had fled after indictments were returned against him for grand larceny and felony burglary in Mississippi. Brooks was incarcerated in the George…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Brooks v. George County, MSCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996