Legal Opinion
Lilly Mae Onie Lee Whitelaw Hilliard v. John L. Williams and Donn Clark, Appeal of John L. Williams. Appeal of Donn Clark
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1975No. 74-1356 to 74-1358PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This appeal grows out of an action brought by plaintiff Hilliard under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 against District Attorney General John L. Williams and against Donn Clark, an agent of the Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification. The complaint alleged that the defendants withheld exculpatory evidence and presented false and misleading testimony at Mrs. Hilliard’s criminal trial on the charge of murder. After a nonjury trial, the District Court awarded nominal damages of $1 each against Williams and Clark and costs against Williams. All of the parties appealed to this…
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