Legal Opinion
Stokes v. CBS INC.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided November 2, 1998No. Civ. 4-96-178 (DSD/JMM)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DOTY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendants’ motions for summary judgment. Based on a review of the file, record, and proceedings herein, and for the reasons stated, the court denies defendants’ motions.
BACKGROUND
On October 30, 1993, Dennis Stokes was killed by a shotgun blast to the head while lying asleep in the bed of his Anoka County home. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Department promptly began an investigation, led by Deputy Tom Johnson. Almost immediately Johnson focused on Dennis’s wife, Terri Stokes, as the prime suspect. Nonetheless, despite Johnson’s…
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