Legal Opinion
Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin Vigil
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1984No. 83-1017, 83-1018PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Gary Garcia brought these consolidated civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) against former New Mexico State Police Officer Richard Wilson, and State Police Chief Martin Vigil. Garcia alleged that his constitutional rights were violated when Wilson viciously beat him on his face and body with a “slapper” and then sprayed him with tear gas. Garcia further alleged that Vigil had improperly permitted Wilson to be hired as a State Police officer when Vigil knew or should have known that Wilson had previously been convicted of several serious crimes and when…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by140 opinions
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- Jane Doe v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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