Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit April 22, 1981, 18-20501 (United States v. Lawrence W. Kerley)

FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:

Appellant Lawrence Kerley, an officer of the Brevard County, Florida, Sheriff’s Of

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fice, appeals from his conviction by a jury for violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 242,

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which makes criminal the willful deprivation of constitutional rights by any person acting under color of law.