Bennett v. Vidal’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Ricciuti v. N.Y.C. Transit Auth. , 124 F.3d 123 , 130 (2d Cir. 1997) ; Jocks , 316 F.3d at 138 (2d Cir. 2003) ; see also O'Neal v. City of New York , 196 F.Supp.3d 421 , 428-29 (S.D.N.Y. 2016), aff'd sub nom. O'Neal v. Morales , 679 F. App'x 16 (2d Cir. 2017). The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a § 1983 plaintiff may sue an officer for denial of a right to fair trial based on the fabrication of evidence when the allegedly fabricated evidence”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 319 F. Supp. 3d 687 - Heard v. City of N.Y.

2. “In order to succeed on a claim for a denial of the right to a fair trial against a police officer based on an allegation that the officer falsified information, an arrestee must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the officer created false information, the officer forwarded the false information to prosecutors, and the false information was likely to influence a jury's decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 319 F. Supp. 3d 687 - Heard v. City of N.Y.

3. “When a police officer creates false information likely to influence a jury's decision and forwards that information to prosecutors, he violates the accused's constitutional right to a fair trial, and the harm occasioned by such an unconscionable action is redressable in an action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 319 F. Supp. 3d 687 - Heard v. City of N.Y.