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TAYLOR v. MEACHAM

No. 95-4008.

82 F.3d 1556 (1996)

Dale TAYLOR, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. Lloyd MEACHAM and Uintah County, Defendants — Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Sanders (Sandra L. Steinvoort with him on the briefs), Kipp and Christian, P.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert R. Wallace, Hanson, Epperson & Smith, P.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before PORFILIO, ANDERSON, and TACHA, Circuit Judges.

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Dale Taylor brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Uintah County Sheriff Lloyd Meacham, in his individual and official capacities, claiming he — Mr. Taylor — was illegally arrested, charged with capital homicide in connection with a murder and rape which occurred twenty years previously, and jailed for seven weeks. When DNA tests led County authorities to drop the charges against Mr. Taylor, he was released...

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