A man who spent 18 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted
of double murder has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the
city, saying police built a case against him through perjured testimony.
Caramad Conley, 41, was released from custody last year after a judge
ruled that San Francisco police and prosecutors had failed to reveal to
Conley's defense team before his 1994 trial that the city had paid
thousands of dollars and provided the use of a house to the star
prosecution witness, police informant Clifford Polk.
