Legal Opinion
Bryson v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2008No. 07-6071PublishedCited by 408 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.
David Bryson was convicted of rape and spent 19 years in jail until exonerated by DNA evidence. He then sued Oklahoma City and a number of officials, including Police Chemist Joyce Gilchrist, District Attorney Robert Macy, and former Oklahoma City Police Chief Sam Gonzales, alleging that they falsely procured his original conviction and then prevented him from obtaining access to DNA evidence that he believed would demonstrate his innocence. Mr. Bryson’s lawsuit may ultimately demonstrate patently unconstitutional conduct by several Oklahoma officials and raise novel…
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