Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Seventh Circuit -- Shane McCarthy v. William Pollard

Shane McCarthy v. William Pollard

   When state destroys vehicle used in crime and there was no apparent exculpatory value, no DP violation sufficient for habeus.

Deft had argued brake failure, prosecution disputed this, argued against it in closing.

Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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Author's SSRN page here.