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U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: Other States Cases: USA v. Conaster (February 4, 2008) (Appeal from M.D. TN)
- http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/08a0061p-06.pdf
- Defendants Tommy Shane Conatser and Patrick Marlowe were convicted following a jury trial on charges arising from their participation as corrections officers in a conspiracy to violate the rights of detainees and prisoners of the county jail in Wilson County, Tennessee. Conatser, who was convicted of the conspiracy charged in count 1, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support that conviction as well as the reasonableness of his 70-month sentence. Marlowe, the supervisor of the second shift, was convicted of conspiracy and six of the seven substantive charges brought against him. Without appealing his convictions, Marlowe raises several challenges to the life sentence imposed on count 3 for his part in the denial of necessary and appropriate medical care that resulted in the death of detainee Walter Kuntz in violation of Kuntz’s civil rights. After review of the record and the arguments presented on appeal, we affirm in all respects.