Legal Opinion

Dawkins v. Graham

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 14, 1995No. 94-2259PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Bobbie Graham and Dennis Roberts appeal the denial of their motion for summary judgment. In reviewing the denial, we view the record in the light most favorable to the nonmoving parties, James Dawkins and his family.

In the early evening of October 2, 1991, two masked men brandishing guns burst into the home of James and Jackie Dawkins. Jackie, her daughters LaQuestia and Sche-nary, and Jackie’s mother, Earnestine Jones, were watching television in the living room. The masked men ordered the women and girls to get onto their knees. When Earnestine asked the men what they…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Hunter v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Silverman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Maryland v. GarrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  4. Floyd v. City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  5. Elsie Marie Mayard v. Tamara Joy Hopwood Kernie Beam Miller Terry Hyde, Dennis Meyer John Wright Karsten WingerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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