Johnson v. Kings County District Attorney's Office
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
S. Miller, J. P.
This appeal presents an opportunity to settle issues of civil rights and municipal tort law. The primary question we face today is whether a citizen, justifiably arrested but allegedly detained for an unreasonably long time, may recover damages for deprivation of his rights pursuant to 42 USC § 1983. Under the facts of this case, we answer that question in the affirmative.
I. Factual Background
On Saturday, June 13, 1998, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the plaintiff, Henry Johnson, was walking in the vicinity of West *28123rd Street between Mermaid Avenue and Neptune…
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