James Walker v. The City of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1992-09-04

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WALKER, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff James Walker spent nineteen years in prison for a crime that it now appears he did not commit. In 1971 police officers and prosecutors covered up exculpatory evidence and committed perjury in order to insure Walker’s conviction despite their knowledge of Walker’s probable innocence. After unearthing facts critically undermining the state’s case a…

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