Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Weast
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1997No. 17005PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Judge.
1. Defendant Bill Weast appeals a jury verdict of $375,000 awarded for violation of Plaintiffs civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994). Plaintiff contends Defendant was responsible for his wrongful arrest resulting in a violation of the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. We hold that Plaintiff neither stated nor proved a claim against Defendant for violation of rights secured to him by the Fourth Amendment. Accordingly, we reverse the verdict.
BACKGROUND
2. Defendant was a drug inspector for the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy and…
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