Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 1, 1973, 73-1611 (Nelson Lee Burnett v. Joe H. Dickerson and J.E. Wiggins)

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United States · · · 01-11-1973

PER CURIAM:

This civil rights action under 42 U.S. C. § 1983 arises out of an incident in which defendant police officers allegedly beat the plaintiff while arresting him. A description of the incident is included in a previous opinion of this court, styled Burnett v. Short, 441 F.2d 405 (5 Cir. 1971), but a short summary is included here for clarity.

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