Criminal,
Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 14, 2018
9th Circuit advances civil rights case against SF police sergeant
The 9th Circuit partially reversed a district court, allowing a man who had spent 20 years in prison on a murder conviction to proceed with his civil rights lawsuit against a San Francisco police sergeant, who the plaintiff claims fabricated evidence and had a motive to retaliate against him.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed a U.S. magistrate judge, allowing a man who spent 20 years in prison on a murder conviction to proceed with his civil rights lawsuit against a San Francisco police sergeant, who the plaintiff claims fabricated evidence and had a motive to retaliate against him.
Plaintiff Maurice Caldwell was convicted in 1991 for the 1990 murder of a woman during a drug deal that went bad in ...
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