Legal Opinion
Turner v. Thomas
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 21, 2016No. 319PA14PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMUNDS, Justice.
In this case, we consider the tort liability of law enforcement agents when their criminal investigation went awry. Defendants Thomas and Deaver are or were at the time of the events in question agents of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) who participated in the investigation and prosecution of plaintiff for the murder of his wife. The remaining defendants are or were SBI policymakers responsible for supervising SBI agents, including Thomas and Deaver. After plaintiff was acquitted on grounds of self-defense, he filed a civil complaint against defendants alleging…
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