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U.S. v. McRAE

Nos. 11-30345, 11-30529.

702 F.3d 806 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory McRAE; David Warren, Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Travis McCabe, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holly A. Thomas (argued), Jessica Dunsay Silver , App. Sec., Jared H. Fishman , Civ. Rights Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Tracey Nicole Knight , Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William Reagan Wynn (argued), Kearney Wynn , Fort Worth, TX, Frank G. DeSalvo , New Orleans, LA, Julian R. Murray, Jr. (argued), Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, L.L.P., Richard T. Simmons, Jr. (argued), Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, L.L.P., Metairie, LA, for Defendants-Appellants in No. 11-30345.

James Michael Small , Law Offices of J. Michael Small, Alexandria, LA, Michael Allyn Stoud (argued), Wiener, Weiss & Madison, A.P.C., Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellee in No. 11-30529.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This case tells one of the nightmarish stories that arose from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — the physical devastation, human diaspora, and struggle of the City to maintain some semblance of law and order, and, in the chaos, a horrific failure of law enforcement. The case also demonstrates again the axiom that a cover-up, with its domino effect, begets more tragedy than the crime. It indeed presents a grim vignette within the larger...

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