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U.S. v. TARPLEY

No. 91-1043.

945 F.2d 806 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William TARPLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.W. SoRelle, III (Court-appointed), Underwood, Wilson, Berry & Stein & Johnson, Amarillo, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Dennis J. Dimsey, Susan D. Carle, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and BUNTON, District Judge.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A deputy sheriff appeals his conviction for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 and 242, which prohibit the deprivation of rights secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States under color of law. We find sufficient evidence to show that the defendant acted under color of law and conspired with another in doing so, and affirm.

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