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· 7/26/2006

Emiliano Hernandez v. Michael F. Sheahan, Sheriff of Cook County, and City of Chicago

Citations

  • 455 F.3d 772
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 18679
  • 2006 WL 2062120

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding a policy that “[i]gnore[s] all claims of misidentification” after a judge commits a suspect to the sheriff’s custody
  • explaining the calculus jailers must go through when facing claims of misidentification
  • \a police department is not required to be credulous but may limit its attention to information it deems reliable—especially because detention on the police department's resolution cannot exceed 48 hours\
  • “Police are entitled to act on information that may be inaccurate and let the court determine whether to credit a suspect’s claim of innocence”
  • “Police are entitled to act on information that may be inaccurate and let the court determine whether to credit a suspect’s claim of innocence.”
  • “Police are entitled to act on information that may be inaccurate and let the courts determine whether to credit a suspect’s claim of innocence.”

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Judges: Easterbrook, Ripple, Wood

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