Criminal Law District of Columbia Statute Tort 
JonathanTurley
JUNE 30, 2021
Roughly 30 states and the District of Columbia have statutes allowing for recovery for wrongful convictions and imprisonment. It must be done under common law, which is challenging. Under common law, Cosby could sued for malicious prosecution. Pennsylvania is not one of them (which is quite surprising).
JonathanTurley
MARCH 31, 2021
The second “Count Five” is actually just a demand for punitive damages, rather than an actual separate tort. COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. COUNT FIVE (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. The first five counts are: COUNT ONE (Directing Assault and Battery).
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