Briscoe v. LaHue

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants=Briscoe v. LaHue
ArgueDate=November 9
ArgueYear=1982
DecideDate=March 7
DecideYear=1983
FullName=Briscoe v. LaHue
USVol=460
USPage=325
Citation=
Prior=
Subsequent=
Holding=A defendant in a criminal trial is not entitled to civil damages for perjured testimony against him.
SCOTUS=1981-1986
Majority=Stevens
JoinMajority=Burger, White, Powell, Rehnquist and O'Connon
Dissent=Brennan
Dissent2=Marshall
JoinDissent2=Blackmun
Dissent3=Blackmun
LawsApplied=Title 42 U.S.C. 1983

Briscoe v. LaHue, ussc|460|325|1983 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.

See also

List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 460