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TURNER v. UPTON COUNTY, TEX.

No. 91-8108.

967 F.2d 181 (1992)

Mary TURNER a/k/a Mary Turner Hind, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UPTON COUNTY, TEXAS and Glenn Willeford, Individually, Etc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Woolard, Fort Stockton, Tex., for Willeford.

C. Rex Hall, James P. Allison, Austin, Tex., for Upton.

John E. Gunter, Midland, Tex., for Turner.

Before GOLDBERG, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff Mary Turner brought this § 1983 action against Upton County, its former sheriff, the district attorney, and others, alleging that the individual defendants conspired to subject her to a "sham trial" for possession of contraband. In essence, she alleged that the sheriff paid an informant to plant drugs at Turner's business premises, and that the sheriff and informant later conspired, along with the district attorney, to force Ms. Turner to...

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