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CERVANTES v. JONES

No. 98-3828.

188 F.3d 805 (1999)

James J. CERVANTES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry JONES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Bruce L. Carmen (argued), Steven M. Puiszis, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and MANION, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Officer Larry Jones testified before an Illinois grand jury about evidence linking James Cervantes to the brutal murder of Cervantes' sometimes girlfriend, Sally Lavergne. After hearing the prosecutor's evidence, including Jones' testimony, the grand jury indicted Cervantes for first degree murder. Pending trial, Cervantes remained incarcerated for almost three years. A jury later acquitted him of the murder. Subsequently, Cervantes sued Jones...

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