Briscoe v. LaHue
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Briscoe v. LaHue, was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, 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.
Civil Rights Act of 1871
The Civil Rights Act of 1871, , enacted April 20, 1871, is a federal law in force in the United States. The Act was originally enacted a few years after the American Civil War, along with the 1870 Force Act. One of the chief reasons for its passage was to protect southern blacks from the Ku Klux...
did not authorize a convicted state defendant to assert a claim for damages against a police officer for giving perjured testimony
Perjury
Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...
at the defendant's criminal trial.