Legal Opinion
Esteves v. Brock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1997No. 95-20232PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Eric Victor Esteves appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action seeking damages against Harris County and assistant district attorney Leslie Brock for her use of peremptory challenges to exclude three African Americans from the jury in his criminal trial. Concluding that Brock has absolute prosecutorial immunity from personal liability and that prosecutorial actions taken by district attorneys on behalf of the State of Texas cannot be attributed to Harris County, we affirm.
Background
Esteves, an African American, filed a pro se complaint alleging that Brock, while…
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