Legal Opinion
Ricky W. Beauchamp and Beth E. Beauchamp v. City of Noblesville, Indiana, Cynthia Dukette, Joe Cook, Hamilton County Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 2003No. 02-2568PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Ricky Beauchamp was twice arrested in 1998, once for attempted home invasion and once for rape, pursuant to warrants issued largely on the basis of his identification by a complainant, the putative victim. He was charged with both crimes and jailed, but prosecutors ultimately dismissed the charges after the complainant’s credibility came into question. Believing that the police had unjustifiably credited the complainant, ignored his own protestations of innocence, and submitted false or misleading information to the courts in support of the warrants,…
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