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PROGUE v. MIDDLEBROOK

Civ. A. No. 12540.

271 F.Supp. 176 (1967)

Albert George PROGUE, Johnny James Williams, and Roosevelt Washington v. J. D. MIDDLEBROOK, Acting Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division.

July 28, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan A. Spencer, Shreveport, La., for plaintiffs.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen. of Louisiana, Teddy W. Airhart, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, La., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty. for First Judicial Dist., Shreveport, La., for defendant.

OPINION ON THE MERITS

BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

In the early morning hours of December 14, 1958, Jang Gow was brutally beaten in his combination restaurant-home. As a result of his injuries, he died December 28, 1958, without ever regaining full consciousness.

More than two years later, petitioners Albert George Proque, Johnny James Williams, and Roosevelt Washington were arrested on charges of "suspicion of homicide." During the course of...

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