Legal Opinion
Carter v. Harrison
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 21, 1985No. 84 CV 3254PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff filed this civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, after spending 28 months in prison for a murder he did not commit. He claims the individual defendants, all members of the New York City Police Department, suppressed exculpatory evidence during their investigation of the murder, and that the City of New York fails to train its police officers properly in the gathering and handling of evidence.
Defendants City of New York and Robert McGuire, former City Police Commissioner, moved for dismissal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), or, in the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
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