Killing of Anthony James Goins in Louisiana in 1944

Incident

Case summary

Anthony James Goins, 37, a poultry dealer, was shot and killed in 1944 by Cletus G. Fleming, a police radio dispatcher in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to DOJ records, Goins was alleged to have struck and killed Fleming’s father with his automobile. He was charged with homicide and released on bail. According to newspaper accounts, there were no eyewitnesses to the automobile incident. Fleming was indicted for murder in 1944 and was found not guilty by a jury in 1945.

Victim(s):

Anthony James Goins


Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:

Cletus Fleming

Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1944-05-01
Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Location type: victim's workplace
Allegation against victim: killing a white man

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: [ ]
Finding of no legal responsibility: [ ]

Criminal process
Arrest: [ ]
Charge/indictment/information: yes
Grand jury: yes
Trial: yes
Conviction: no
Sentence: [ ]

DOJ case ID:

144-32-19


Document(s):
death certificates
federal agency records
news articles - closed
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