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Appeals Court Upholds Sheppard Trial Dismissals
The Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal of two damage suits by Dr. Sam Sheppard tied to his 1954 murder trial. It found the trial judge caused constitutional rights violations during a chaotic courtroom, while immune officials remained shielded from liability. The ruling cites Supreme Court and Clarke opinions on deplorable trial conditions.
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Cincinnati
UPI
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sam Sheppard
Sheppard
U.S. Supreme Court
Cuyahoga County
S. R. Gerber
Louis Seltzer
Cleveland Press
E. W. Scripps Co
The
Press
U. S. Supreme Court
Tom Clarke
Bedlam
Court House
Clarke
James C. Connell
U.S. District Court
Ohio
Gerber