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SNELL v. SHORT

No. 76-3229 Summary Calendar.

544 F.2d 1289 (1977)

J. C. SNELL, Inmate, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Herman SHORT, Police Chief, Houston Police Department, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Snell, pro se.

Joseph G. Rollins, Sr. Asst. City Atty., Otis H. King, City Atty., Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge and GEWIN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Snell, a Texas prisoner, brought this pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants, who are or were officials of the Houston Police Department, wrongfully deprived him of a sum of money. The money was seized by the police as evidence in the robbery investigation that resulted eventually in Snell's conviction.1 After Snell's trial, the police turned the money over to the robbery...

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