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LESTER v. ROBERTS

No. 20-5011.

986 F.3d 599 (2021)

Duzuan LESTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Keith ROBERTS, Detective, in his individual capacity; Louisville Metro Government, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 20, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David N. Ward , ADAMS LANDENWICH & WALTON, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. J. Denis Ogburn , JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: David N. Ward , ADAMS LANDENWICH & WALTON, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. J. Denis Ogburn , JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Before: BATCHELDER, GRIFFIN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The demands on government increase the more it intrudes into its people's liberty. The government, for example, must meet a lower standard to indict and detain criminal defendants before trial (probable cause) than the standard it must meet to convict and imprison them after trial (proof beyond a reasonable...

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