Legal Opinion
Snyder v. City of Alexandria
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 30, 1994No. Civ. A. 94-528-APublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
Walter T. Snyder, convicted of rape and other charges by a Virginia jury, spent nearly seven years in prison before being pardoned as a result of DNA tests that indicated his innocence. Snyder believes his conviction was not merely a regrettable error, but resulted instead from police misconduct that violated his common-law and constitutional rights. Accordingly, he sues here, under a number of federal and state law theories, to recover damages from the City of Alexandria and three of the City’s police officers. Treated here are the issues raised by…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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