John A. Mitchell v. Bruce King, Governor of the State of New Mexico

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · Decided 1976-06-22

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WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge (concurring). I specially concur in the opinion of Judge Barrett. The ingredient of the state of mind of the violator of Section 1983 is considered in the opinion. This is purely gratuitous. Intent is in no way an element which is present here. The determinative holding is that the alleged right is non-existent. Is this not sufficient? In…

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