Alves v. Massachusetts State Police, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-001-17)
Issue preclusion bars relitigation of probable cause findings from federal civil rights suit in subsequent state negligence action.
Issue preclusion bars relitigation of probable cause findings from federal civil rights suit in subsequent state negligence action.
Criminal record expunged where innocent defendant was charged due to clerical error and was never law enforcement's intended target.