The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a $2 million civil rights award an "actually innocent" plaintiff won against Texas police officers for hiding exculpatory evidence in his criminal case because he pleaded guilty to assault on a public servant.
June 27, 2017 at 03:00 PM
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has overturned a $2 million civil rights award an “actually innocent” plaintiff won against Texas police officers for hiding exculpatory evidence in his criminal case because he pleaded guilty to assault on a public servant.
The background to Alvarez v. City of Brownsville is as follows, according to the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision.
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