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FIELDS v. WHARRIE

No. 11-2035.

672 F.3d 505 (2012)

Nathson FIELDS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry WHARRIE and David Kelley, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 28, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Molly E. Armour , Attorney, Law Office of Molly Armour, Leonard Goodman (argued), H. Candace Gorman , Attorneys, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stephen L. Garcia (argued), Attorney, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Nathson Fields was wrongly convicted of two murders. Twenty-five years after his ordeal began, he was exonerated, and he presently seeks money damages from those state officials he holds responsible for his conviction. Among others, he names Cook County, Illinois Assistant States Attorneys ("ASA") Larry Wharrie and David Kelley, alleging that they induced false testimony during his trial and subsequent retrial, suppressed the compromised nature...

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