Legal Opinion
Guyton v. Phillips
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 18, 1981No. C-74-0357 MHPPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PATEL, District Judge.
This action is brought on behalf of the deceased minor by his mother as the Administratrix of the Estate. Tyrone Guyton was a black male who, at the time of his death, was fourteen years of age, five feet seven inches tall, and weighed 125 pounds. His death was caused by gunshot wounds inflicted by two officers of the Emeryville Police Department. The shooting occurred at approximately 10:30 p. m. on November 1, 1973. Guyton died at approximately 10:40 that same evening. Although the interval between the shooting and death was brief and the events leading up to it…
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