Legal Opinion
Thomas v. City of Phila.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 2, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION No. 17–4196PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pratter, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
In 1994, Shaurn Thomas was convicted of a murder he did not commit. Last year, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office successfully initiated the process that led to his conviction being vacated because the Office no longer had faith in the evidence that presumably led to the jury's verdict.
Mr. Thomas has sued the City of Philadelphia, two former police detectives, and one former police officer. He alleges that they ignored exculpatory evidence, manufactured incriminating evidence, and coerced confessions from his alleged co-conspirators.
The…
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