Dennis Chapman

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Service Record

Agency Elkhart County Indiana Sheriff's Office
Rank Detective
Salary $61,977 (2013)[1]
Last Known Status Retired[2]

Incident Reports

2005 Conviction of Lana Canen

Response Timeline

On February 22, 2016, Lana Canen filed a lawsuit, claiming Chapman withheld his lack of qualification to perform latent fingerprint analysis when he testified during her murder trial.[2][3]

The district court dismissed the case at summary judgment. It held that Detective Chapman was entitled to qualified immunity.[4]

Ms. Canen filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.[4]

On January 27, 2017, the Circuit Court upheld the lower court's dismissal, stating that there was no violation of any clearly established right, and, accordingly, the doctrine of qualified immunity protected Chapman.[4]

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References

  1. Dennis Chapman E Det Elkhart County, GovSalaries
  2. 2.0 2.1 Adam Randall, Former Elkhart County police detective cleared in civil suit, Goshen News, 2017-01-31
  3. Canen v Chapman, United States District Court, 2016-02-22
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lana Canen v Dennis Chapman, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2017-01-27