Mississippi Woman Awarded $75,000 for Wrongful Incarceration Due to Court Clerk Error

Loaded on May 15, 2009

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Immunity/Liability, Municipal Liability, False Arrest, Arrest Warrants. Location: Mississippi.

On October 19, 2005, a federal jury in Mississippi awarded Michelle Hobbs $75,000 after she was wrongfully detained for 4 hours based on an arrest warrant mistakenly issued by a court clerk.

Hobbs's initial arrest occurred in November 2003 in Horn Lake, Mississippi after she was cited for disturbing the ...

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