Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 20, 2018
9th Circuit reverses qualified immunity finding for detective who failed to disclose evidence
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday revived a lawsuit by a woman who was wrongly convicted and served 17 years for murder against the Los Angeles Police Department detective who led the investigation.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday revived a lawsuit by a woman who was wrongly convicted and served 17 years for murder against the Los Angeles Police Department detective who led the investigation.
The panel ruled that U.S. District Judge George H. Wu improperly dismissed Susan Mellen's Section 1983 suit, finding Detective Marcella Winn's failure to disclose impeachable information against the prosecution's star w...
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