Colbert v. City of Chicago

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2017-03-14

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FLAUM, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs-appellants Christopher Colbert and Jai Crutcher were arrested after a search of their apartment, in which police officers and parole agents found an unregistered firearm and ammunition. After Colbert’s and Crutcher’s acquittals and dismissal of the gun-possession charges, plaintiffs-appellants brought malicious-prosecution, Fourth Amendment, and false-arrest claims against the officers and…

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