Legal Opinion
Ray McCaslin v. Chad Wilkins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1999No. 98-2612PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Ray McCaslin and Pauletta Childress are the parents of the late Kendall Ray McCaslin. Kendall was shot and killed after a high-speed police chase near Alma, Arkansas. McCaslin’s parents, as co-administrators of Kendall McCaslin’s estate, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Alma Police Officer Chad Wilkins, Alma Police Chief Russell White, and the City of Alma. McCaslin’s parents allege that Officer Wilkins used deadly force in violation of their son’s rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. McCas-lin’s parents also…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ray Mccaslin v. Chad WilkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999