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Pottawattamie County, Iowa v. McGhee
No. 08-1065

Title:

Pottawattamie County, Iowa v. McGhee

Subject:

Criminal law and procedure, Qualified Immunity

Question:

Whether a prosecutor may be subjected to a civil trial and potential damages for a wrongful conviction and incarceration where the prosecutor allegedly (1) violated a criminal defendant's "substantive due process" rights by procuring false testimony during the criminal investigation, and then (2) introduced that same testimony against the criminal defendant at trial.

Decisions:

U.S. Court of Appeals - 8th Circuit Opinion Filed: November 21, 2008

Resources:

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Counsel of Record

For Petitioner:

Jeffrey W. Sarles
Mayer Brown LLP
Chicago, IL

For Respondent:

Paul D. Clement
King and Spalding L.L.P.
Washington, DC

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