Legal Opinion
John Raines, III v. Andrew Burningham
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2018No. 16-4141PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.
In response to an emergency call from a male reporting he had been stabbed inside his apartment and was hiding in the closet, police officers located John Raines IV ("Raines") standing outside on the sidewalk of the apartment building holding a knife. During the encounter with Raines, which lasted less than two minutes, the officers shot at Raines twenty-one times. Raines is paralyzed from the waist down as a result of the encounter.
John "Jack" Morrison Raines III brought this action in his capacity as guardian of Raines's estate. The claims are against three police…
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