Paul Romero v. Damon Fay, Bob Stover, Chief of Police, and Albuquerque, City of John Doe, Albuquerque Police Officers

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• holding that officers' failure to talk to asserted alibi witnesses did not constitute a violation of the defendant's constitutional rights
• holding that officer was not required to interview alibi witness in order to establish probable cause
• holding that officers not required to investigate arrestee’s alibi witnesses before arresting him
• evaluating probable cause based on information the officer reasonably relied on “at the time of the arrest”
• noting that probable cause requires officers to “investigate basic evidence”
• noting the plaintiff in a § 1983 case has the burden to show the officer did not rely on reasonably trustworthy information

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