Supreme Court Docket

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:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.