U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 26, 2012
Unjustly imprisoned man to get another chance to seek damages from detectives
A man who served 19 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit got a second chance to seek damages from Los Angeles police detectives involved in his false confession, an appeals court panel ruled Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A man who served 19 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit got a second chance to seek damages from Los Angeles police detectives involved in his false confession, an appeals court panel ruled Monday.
In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with U.S. District Judge Audrey B. Collins that Harold Hall incorrectly pled violations of his 14th Amendment rights. But in ...
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