Legal Opinion
Haley v. City of Boston
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 31, 2009No. Civil Action 09-10197-RGSPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
STEARNS, District Judge.
Plaintiff James A. Haley served thirty-four years in state prison after being convicted of the first-degree murder of David Myers, the boyfriend of his sister-in-law, Gloria Custis. Defendants Joseph Kelley and John Harrington are former Boston Police officers who headed the investigation that led to Haley’s arrest. Although Haley was never exonerated of the murder, he was released from custody when the Commonwealth, in response to a public records request, disclosed an exculpatory police report that had not been…
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