U.S. v. DANIELS

No. 00-30624.

281 F.3d 168 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harrison DANIELS, Patrick Sayes, John Swan, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Bryan Friel (argued), Jessica Dunsay Silver, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Washington, DC, Frederick Angelo Menner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John S. McLindon (argued), Rainer, Anding & McLindon, Baton Rouge, LA, for Daniels.

Rebecca L. Hudsmith (argued), Joseph R. Streva, Jr., Lafayette, LA, for Sayes.

Christopher Albert Aberle (argued), Mandeville, LA, for Swan.

Before GARWOOD and WIENER, Circuit Judges, and FALLON, District Judge.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Harrison Daniels (Daniels), Patrick Sayes (Sayes), and John Swan (Swan) appeal their respective convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 242. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Daniels, Sayes, and Swan were corrections officers at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola (Angola or the prison). They were indicted and convicted in connection with a beating inflicted on Rayfield Jackson (Jackson), a prisoner...

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