Legal Opinion
Ellison Ex Rel. Estate of Ellison v. Lesher
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2015No. 13-3371PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
• On December 9, 2010, Officer Donna Lesher and Detective Tabitha McCrillis of the Little Rock Police Department, while working off duty, were patrolling the Big Country Chateau apartments in Little Rock. As events unfolded, Lesher shot and killed a 67-year-old resident named Eugene Ellison in his apartment. Troy Ellison, Eugene’s son, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of his father’s estate. The lawsuit alleges that Lesher and McCrillis violated Eugene Ellison’s Fourth Amendment rights by unlawfully entering his home and subjecting him to an…
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