Rivas v. Freeman

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 1991-09-09

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HATCHETT, Circuit Judge: In this case where an arrest and incarceration resulted from misidentification and the lack of policies, procedure, and standards, we affirm the district court’s award of damages against the Sheriff, but reverse the award against the Sheriff’s deputies. FACTS In March 1982, Alfredo Falcon Rivas and two other young men, Gerardo Ñapóles and Petro Rubi, were t…

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