Legal Opinion
Calvin Lewis Owens, Jr. v. Fulton County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1989No. 88-8512PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Per curiam
Carlos Lowery Young, Jr. was robbed and killed on February 18, 1984. The plaintiff-appellant, Calvin Lewis Owens, Jr. was mistakenly identified as one of Young’s black assailants and indicted by the Fulton County Grand Jury on charges of murder and armed robbery. In October, 1984, Owens was convicted in Fulton County Superi- or Court of felony murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Soon after he and his alleged accomplice were sentenced, however, the Atlanta police received a tip that a black woman had been overheard in a bar bragging about having murdered a white man in midtown Atlanta.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by116 opinions
- Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- LaMarca v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- George Mandel v. John Doe (Name Unknown, an Escambia County Prison Employee), Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Salvato Ex Rel. Estate of Salvato v. MileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
- Bannum, Inc. And Bannum Properties, Inc. v. City of Fort LauderdaleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
111 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.