A federal appeals court yesterday opened the door for Joaquin Ciria, a San Francisco man who spent 32 years in prison for a 1990 murder, to move forward with a civil suit accusing SFPD detectives of coercing a witness and fabricating evidence. Ciria, whose conviction was overturned in 2022, is seeking damages for malicious prosecution and fabrication of evidence. The split decision nudges the long-running case a step closer to a jury. Appeals Co…
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