CITY OF WACO, TEX. v. BRIDGES

No. 82-1138.

710 F.2d 220 (1983)

CITY OF WACO, TEXAS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. James Dean BRIDGES, et al., Defendants, James Dean Bridges, Percy Garcia and U.S.A., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearings and Rehearing Denied September 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Hannam, George W. Shaffer, Corpus Christi, Tex., Tony E. Duty, Waco, Tex., for Bridges.

Charles L. Barrera, Alice, Tex., for Garcia.

Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael L. Paup, Chief, Appellate Section, Carleton D. Powell, Libero Marinelli, Jr., Attys., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Keith Farr, Waco, Tex., for City of Waco.

Richard E. Gray, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for State of Tex.

W.C. Haley, Waco, Tex., for McLennan County, Tex.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearings and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 16, 1983.

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

The City of Waco, Texas, brought this civil interpleader action to determine what party or parties were entitled to possession of some $500,000 cash unearthed on a ranch near Alice, Texas, and confiscated by Waco police following the arrest of appellant, James Bridges, on January 31, 1977. The district court found that the money was...

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