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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Bencivengo finds that a woman whose conviction for murdering her husband with a hammer was vacated may pursue civil rights claims against the County of San Diego and certain police officers. The woman sufficiently alleges that the county crime lab mishandled evidence and produced "at least four error ridden forensic reports." Her allegations that the crime lab was not accredited and had no manual for the proper handling of evidence are also sufficient to bring Monell claims against the County.
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