JOHNSON v. MUELLER

No. 12409.

415 F.2d 354 (1969)

William Turner JOHNSON, Jr., Appellant, v. John MUELLER, Superintendent, Newport News Virginia City Prison Farm, Alton Talbot, Officer Hollis, John Epling, and Nicholas Spanos, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Granville R. Patrick, Richmond, Va., for appellant.

Panos A. Yeapanis, Asst. City Atty. for City of Newport News (Robert V. Beale, City Atty. for City of Newport News, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before BRYAN, WINTER and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.


CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

In August of 1967 and March of 1968 Johnson filed papers with the district court which we liberally construe, because filed pro se, as complaints alleging that the Superintendent of the Newport News, Virginia, City Prison Farm kept him in custody beyond the term of his commitment, and alleging facts which, if proved, would appear to support claims that various Newport News, Virginia, police officers had falsely arrested him, illegally searched...

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