Civil Rights
Jan. 15, 2010
Blunder Haunts San Diego Agencies
Three innocent teens wrongly accused of killing the 12-year-old sister of one of the accused can sue two San Diego County cities, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A nightmare blunder by police in San Diego County that led to murder charges against three innocent teens for the stabbing death of a 12-year-old sister of one of them got a lengthy airing Thursday by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel.
The panel voted 3-0 to reverse U.S. District Judge John S. Rhoades of San Diego and restore most of a multimillion-dollar civil rights lawsuit by...
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