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CHARLES v. WADE

No. 80-7409.

665 F.2d 661 (1982)

Earl CHARLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. F. W. WADE, Leo B. Ryan and City of Savannah, Georgia, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

January 11, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis N. Balske, Ira A. Burnim, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

James B. Blackburn, Savannah, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before MORGAN, RONEY and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Earl Charles had served approximately three and one half years of a sentence for murder when he was released from prison after new evidence was discovered that supported his alibi defense. Following his release, appellant filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Savannah and F. W. Wade, a detective with the Savannah Police Department, alleging that the defendants had concealed and falsified evidence...

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