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United States Fifth Circuit


SHIELDS v. TWISS, 03-51171

Plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendant wrongfully charged him for sexual assault of a child, is dismissed where the grand jury's finding of probable cause precluded plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claims of wrongful arrest and imprisonment.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 10/22/2004
  • Published 10/25/2004

Judges

  • KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and BARKSDALE and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Tommy Levi Newton, Jr. (argued), Allen, Stein & Durbin, San Antonio, TX, for Appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Charles Straith Frigerio (argued), Hector X. Saenz, Law Offices of Charles S. Frigerio, San Antonio, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.
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