Legal Opinion

Carlton Hart v. Christine Mannina

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 17, 2015No. 14-1347PublishedCited by 136 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Allowing a reality television program to film an ongoing murder investigation is a recipe for trouble. It is easy to imagine a detective with a looming television deadline cutting a corner to ensure that a suspect is arrested in time for the final episode. Without an arrest, the show has no resolution to satisfy the audience.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) participated in this sort of reality television program called The Shift. The film crew followed a team of homicide detectives as they investigated a deadly home invasion in November 2008. Two…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by136 opinions

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  4. Sherry Katz-Crank v. Kimberly HaskettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  5. Rivera v. GuevaraDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018

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