Briscoe v. LaHue
Briscoe v. LaHue, 460 U.S. 325 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983 did not authorize a convicted state defendant to assert a claim for damages against a police officer for giving perjured testimony at the defendant's criminal trial.
| Briscoe v. LaHue | |
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| Argued November 9, 1982 Decided March 7, 1983 | |
| Full case name | Briscoe v. LaHue |
| Citations | 460 U.S. 325 (more) 103 S. Ct. 1108; 75 L. Ed. 2d 96 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 663 F.2d 713 (7th Cir. 1981) |
| Holding | |
| A defendant in a criminal trial is not entitled to civil damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 for perjured testimony against him by police officers. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by Burger, White, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
| Dissent | Brennan |
| Dissent | Marshall, joined by Blackmun |
| Dissent | Blackmun |
| Laws applied | |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 | |
External links
- Text of Briscoe v. LaHue, 460 U.S. 325 (1983) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
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