Cook v. City of Tyler, Texas

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION KERRY MAX COOK, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Case No. 6:17-cv-333-JDK § CITY OF TYLER, et al., § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Kerry Max Cook alleges that he was wrongfully arrested, charged, prosecuted, and convicted for the 1977 rape and murder of Linda Jo Edwards. In 2024, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas determined that Cook was actually innocent and set aside his conviction. In a 106-page opinion, the Texas court chronicled the myriad ways actors for the State lied, hid…