Legal Opinion
Riley v. Newton
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 1996No. 95-8873PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge:
Ralph Lowe was accidentally shot and killed while being arrested by Patrick Newton, a military policeman, who was accompanying Richmond County Inspector Kenneth Glisson on patrol. Lowe’s estate and his surviving children allege claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) against Glisson, Richmond County Sheriff Charles Webster, and the County. Claims against the United States and other participants in the events that led to Lowe’s death have been resolved and are not before us.
The section 1983 claims allege that Lowe was seized without probable cause and subjected to…
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