SHEPHERD v. TREVINO

No. 76-3258.

575 F.2d 1110 (1978)

Claude H. SHEPHERD and Eva Chapa Shepherd, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ciro TREVINO, Tax Assessor, Collector and Registrar of Hidalgo County, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Harrington, San Juan, Tex., Melvin L. Wulf, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen. of Tex., David M. Kendall, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK and GEE, Circuit Judges, and LYNNE, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 25, 1978.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Claude and Eva Shepherd were convicted of separate felonies in federal court and, after satisfying the terms of probation, were discharged from the court's supervision. As a result of their convictions plaintiffs were automatically disenfranchised by the State of Texas. They brought this section 1983 suit on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, challenging...

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