Legal Opinion

Gomez v. Atkins

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 11, 2002No. 01-2112PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*256Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge HAMILTON joined. Judge HAMILTON wrote a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

KING, Circuit Judge.

Appellee Isidro Gomez (“Isidro”) initiated this proceeding in the Eastern District of North Carolina under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He contended that Sergeant W.J. Atkins of the Cumberland County Sheriffs Department (the “Sheriffs Department”) violated his constitutional rights by causing him to be charged and arrested, without probable cause, for the murder of his wife. He…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  4. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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