more due process than that which is guaran-

Wyoming Rules of Criminal Procedure

Rule: 5

Jurisdiction: WY

Bluebook Citation: Wyo. R. Crim. P. 5

teed to any other citizen. Weisser v. State, 600 P.2d 1320, 1979 Wyo. LEXIS 469 (Wyo. 1979). Issuance of warrant, valid on its face, provides law enforcement officers quali- fied immunity from liability for tortious con- duct as a matter of public policy in the interests of an effective system of law enforcement. There are exceptions caused by a lack of good faith and unreasonable action by officers. Kim- bley v. Green River, 663 P.2d 871, 1983 Wyo. LEXIS 317 (Wyo. 1983). That an individual is innocent, or that there is doubt about his guilt and the state dismisses, does not invalidate the protection from civil suit given by the obtaining of an arrest war- rant. It makes no difference whether there is a dismissal or an acquittal. Kimbley v. Green River, 663 P.2d 871, 1983 Wyo. LEXIS 317 (Wyo. 1983). Officer may rely on procedure behind warrant. — It is not the duty of a law enforce- ment officer to investigate the procedure which led to the issuance of a warrant. He can rely on the warrant; his duty is to make the arrest. He need not pass judgment on the judicial act or reflect on the legal effect of the adjudications. Kimbley v. Green River, 663 P.2d 871, 1983 Wyo. LEXIS 317 (Wyo. 1983).

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