Legal Opinion
Floyd Sanders, III v. Don English, Curtis McCoy Ed Perry, and the City of Mansfield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1992No. 91-4293PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is the case of the bicycle bandit.
INTRODUCTION
On February 15, 1989, Curtis McCoy, a police lieutenant with the City of Mansfield, arrested Floyd Sanders pursuant to a warrant. Sanders had been identified as the assailant in an armed robbery which had occurred several weeks before. Too poor to post a $50,000 bond, Sanders remained incarcerated pending trial. Within two days of the arrest, information came to Lt. McCoy’s attention indicating that he had arrested the wrong man: Sanders had an alibi corroborated by three credible witnesses, and another witness who had…
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