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· 12/3/1991

Golino v. City of New Haven

Citations

  • 950 F.2d 864
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 28512

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  • noting that a defendant challenging a warrant’s probable cause faces a “heavy burden” that can be met by making a “substantial preliminary showing” and prevailing at a Franks hearing
  • denying summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds where the affidavit omitted the fact that most witnesses described the killer as thin, whereas the plaintiff weighed 215 pounds
  • contrasting, for example, (1) reported incriminating statements of murder target’s ex‐wife with her unreported inconsistent, and even contradictory, statements; (2) reported informant statement linking target and victim with informant’s unreported testimonial denial of statement; and (3
  • contrasting, for example, (1) reported incriminating statements of murder target’s ex-wife with her unreported inconsistent, and even contradictory, statements; (2) reported informant statement linking target and victim with informant's unreported testimonial denial of statement; and (3
  • “The right not to be arrested or prosecuted without probable cause has, of course, long been a clearly established constitutional right.”
  • “Plainly the information that was misrepresented or remained undisclosed in appellants’ presentations in support of probable cause were not immaterial to that question as a matter of law.”

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