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SHAW v. GARRISON

No. 71-2422.

467 F.2d 113 (1972)

Clay L. SHAW, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jim GARRISON, Individually, and as District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied November 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Volz, Chief Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., Eberhard P. Deutsch, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Edward F. Wegmann, William J. Wegmann, Richard B. Sobol, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD, and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

Certiorari Denied November 20, 1972. See 93 S.Ct. 467.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

In this case the district court found that Jim Garrison, District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, in bad faith and for purposes of harassment brought a criminal prosecution for perjury against Clay Shaw. 328 F.Supp. 390 (1971). The court found that the prosecution would cause great and...

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