Legal Opinion
Gabriel Coker v. Arkansas State Police
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 5, 2013No. 12-3601PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Gabriel Coker sued the Arkansas State Police and one of its state troopers, Brad Cartwright, in his individual and official capacities, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Coker claimed that Cartwright used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution when Cartwright arrested Coker after a high-speed chase along a divided Arkansas highway. Coker claimed that Cartwright used excessive force when he used his patrol vehicle to hit Coker’s motorcycle, kicked Coker in the face, broke the bones in Coker’s face by striking Coker with a metal flashlight…
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