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Mistaken Arrest

Narcotics officers were entitled to qualified immunity on a man’s claims relating to their mistaken arrest of him instead of his half-brother, who has the same name, the Fifth Circuit ruled. The man lost his job after local news covered the arrest. The court determined the record suggests the officers made an “honest mistake.”

NEW ORLEANS — Narcotics officers were entitled to qualified immunity on a man’s claims relating to their mistaken arrest of him instead of his half-brother, who has the same name, the Fifth Circuit ruled. The man lost his job after local news covered the arrest. The court determined the record suggests the officers made an “honest mistake.” 

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