Legal Opinion
Marie Hicks-Fields v. Christopher Pool
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2017No. 16-20003PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
While being temporarily segregated in an attorney visitation booth, Norman F. Hicks, Sr., punched Harris County Detention Officer Christopher Pool in the face, prompting a responsive punch from Pool. As Hicks fell down, he struck his head on a concrete ledge in the booth. There were two other officers on the scene, one of whom looked through a window in the door and saw Hicks starting to lift himself off the ground. They left Hicks there, who some fifteen minutes later was found without respiration or a pulse. Jail clinic staff were summoned to render…
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3Cited by195 opinions
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