Legal Opinion
Keenan v. Tejeda
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 29, 2002No. 01-50360PublishedCited by 291 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Richard Keenan and Ray Przybylski alerted the Bexar County district attorney and a San Antonio television station to possible wrongdoing by a Bexar County constable, Ruben Tejeda. After the television station aired a critical report on the constable, Keenan and Przybylski were subjected to a “felony” traffic stop by numerous officers with guns drawn, and Keenan was prosecuted unsuccessfully for “deadly conduct” for allegedly pointing a gun at the constable. Keenan and Przy-bylski then filed this § 1983 action against Constable Tejeda, Deputy Constable Joseph…
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