Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Stocker
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1987No. Nos. 85-2323, 85-2641 and 85-2736PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
James Wilson was arrested and detained by the El Reno, Oklahoma, police department for distributing anonymous campaign literature in violation of a state statute. While the matter was still under investigation and before formal charges had been filed, Wilson brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). Wilson asserted that the statute infringed his First Amendment rights and sought declaratory and injunc-tive relief, naming as defendants in their official capacities the District Attorney for the district in which the arrest took place and the Oklahoma Attorney…
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