John Davis v. City of Andrews, Texas, et al.

The Fifth Circuit ignored its own precedent and the controlling standards of law arriving at a decision upholding the doctrine of qualified immunity as it applied to a police officer who utilized known false statements to ensure the arrest and incarceration of a man he knew had not committed a crime. Such brazenly and nakedly punitive actions—whereby a citizen accused may beat the rap, but not “the ride” to jail—are an affront to a society of laws and require review by this Court to prevent such manifest and petty abuses of power.