Briscoe v. LaHue

Briscoe v. LaHue

Argued November 9, 1982
Decided March 7, 1983
Full case name Briscoe v. LaHue
Citations

460 U.S. 325 (more)

75 L. Ed.2d 96, 103 S. Ct. 1108 (1983)
Prior history 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
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
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

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.

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