If a person is wrongly accused of a crime and goes to trial but is acquitted (found not guilty) or the charges thrown out (dismissed), can the formerly accused defendant then sue the law enforcement agency who arrested him/her and/or the county or DA of the county which brought the charge(s)?
If so, how much can they sue for if the charge damaged their reputation, future employment/happiness or livelihood?
Let's say that a man is charged with rape, but he never raped anyone, is acquitted but the mere fact he was charged and on television ruins his career and possibly even his future employment. Can he sue for lost wages and/or future lost wages?
I see so many women filing false charges against me lately that I have come to the not-so-nice conclusion that not only are many of the women doing it as a smear campaign, but the overzealous DAs and LEOs are also seemingly in on the act, too. Sad, but possibly true.
Paul
2006-10-12
20:48:59
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dunric
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