No. 19-55October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Richards v. Barrett
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Question presented
Whether the “favorable termination” element of a Section 1983 malicious prosecution claim can be satisfied by a dismissal of the underlying criminal case that does not affirmatively indicate the innocence of the accused, as the Eleventh Circuit has held, or whether the plaintiff must prove that the dismissal was indicative of innocence, as the Second Circuit held below.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology