Legal Opinion
Earl Charles v. F. W. Wade, Leo B. Ryan and City of Savannah, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1982No. 80-7409PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Earl Charles had served approximately three and one half years of a sentence for murder when he was released from prison after new evidence was discovered that supported his alibi defense. Following his release, appellant filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Savannah and F. W. Wade, a detective with the Savannah Police Department, alleging that the defendants had concealed and falsified evidence that exculpated him of the crime and had initiated his prosecution without probable cause. At the conclusion of appellant’s case, the…
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