Legal Opinion

Nunez-Colon v. Toledo-Davila

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 26, 2011No. 09-1784PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Police officer Miguel Núñez Colón (“Núñez”) was arrested and fired from the Puerto Rico police department after he misappropriated $600 during the search of a home. Núñez claims multiple constitutional violations in connection with this incident. The lower court disagreed, and discerning no error we AFFIRM.

FACTS

The Misappropriation

On July 21, 2005, Núñez, a twelve-year veteran of the police force, went with other officers to a residence in response to an informant’s tip. The tip concerned the possibility that drugs and weapons were being stored at the home. A group of…

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