Legal Opinion
McComas v. Brickley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 13, 2012No. 11-2138PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellee, Shannon McComas, was arrested by the defendant-appellant, Edward Brickley, for murder and for assisting a criminal in the state of Indiana. State prosecutors formally charged McComas only with assisting a criminal and false informing. These charges were later dropped. McComas then brought suit in federal court against Brickley for false arrest under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Brickley moved for summary judgment in the district court, arguing that he had probable cause for the arrest and that he is protected by qualified immunity. The court denied his…
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