Legal Opinion
Wilkins v. DeReyes
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2008No. 06-2245, 06-2260PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Shaun Wilkins and Roy Buchner became suspects in the 1996 investigation of a quadruple murder at a cabin in the wilderness outside of Torreón, New Mexico. Sergeant Frank Jacoby and Captain Michael Fenner, officers with the New Mexico State Police, and Detective Juan DeReyes, an officer with the Albuquerque Police Department Gang Unit, investigated the crime. As a result of the officers’ investigation, Wilkins and Buchner were arrested and twice unsuccessfully prosecuted for the crimes.
In this § 1983 malicious prosecution case, Wilkins and Buchner allege the officers…
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