Legal Opinion
Robert Stinson v. Raymond Rawson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 2017No. 13-3343, 13-3346 & 13-3347PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Robert Stinson spent twenty-three years in jail for a murder he did not commit. No eyewitness testimony or fingerprints connected him to the murder. Two dentists testified as experts that Stinson’s dentition matched the teeth marks on the victim’s body, and a jury found Stinson guilty. After DNA evidence helped exonerate Stin-son, he filed this civil suit against the lead detective and the two dentists alleging that they violated due process by fabricating the expert opinions and failing to disclose their agreement to fabricate. The district court denied the…
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