Legal Opinion
Herbert Williams v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 2013No. 12-3249PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
In the wee hours of November 18, 2009, Herbert Williams was returning home from work. He smelled smoke, saw that his neighbor’s house was on fire, and went to the porch of the burning home to bang on the door to rouse anyone who might be inside. Chicago police officers Matthew O’Brien and Joseph Byrne also spotted the smoke and found Williams on the porch. They soon arrested him on suspicion of arson. A prosecutor declined to file arson charges later that night. Officers O’Brien and Byrne then charged Williams with criminal trespass, but that charge was quickly…
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