Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Meacham
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1996No. 95-4008PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Dale Taylor brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Uintah County Sheriff Lloyd Meacham, in his individual and official capacities, claiming he — Mr. Taylor — was illegally arrested, charged with capital homicide in connection with a murder and rape which occurred twenty years previously, and jailed for seven weeks. When DNA tests led County authorities to drop the charges against Mr. Taylor, he was released from custody. Mr. Taylor included supplemental state claims for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and false imprisonment. The district court…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by174 opinions
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