Legal Opinion
N. W. Whitley, Cross-Appellant v. George W. Seibel, Individually and as a Police Officer of the Chicago Police Department, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 1982No. 80-2522, 80-2565PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
N. W. Whitley was arrested and charged with crimes for which he had a complete alibi defense. Nonetheless he remained in the Cook County Jail from October 14,1974, the date of his arrest, until February 3, 1975, when the state asked leave to nolle prosequi the criminal charges and the case was dismissed. Thereafter Whitley filed a damage action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We reversed the first judgment in Whitley’s favor, Whitley v. Seibel, 613 F.2d 682 (7th Cir. 1980) (Whitley I), for inadequate jury instructions on an important issue in the case. A new trial ensued, before…
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