11th Circuit Rules Officers Entitled to Qualified Immunity in False Arrest Suit

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Police officers who arrested and charged the wrong man were entitled to qualified immunity in his suit for false arrest, even though they failed to confirm the perpetrator's address and fingerprint evidence exonerated the plaintiff, the 11th Circuit has ruled.

A man reported to the police that the roofer he hired to repair hurricane damage to his roof had victimized him. Officers investigated and made an arrest, but later realized that the arrestee had been misidentified and was not the perpetrator.

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11th Circuit Rules Officers Entitled to Qualified Immunity in False Arrest Suit

The arrestee then filed suit, claiming that his arrest violate...

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