Legal Opinion
Clark v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1988No. Nos. 86-8685, 86-8878PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This civil rights action arose when plaintiffs’ decedent, Ray Sharp, was shot and killed while attempting to escape from Georgia State Prison at Reidsville. Plaintiffs Mary Clark and Shirley Clark (hereinafter “Clark”) sued several defendants, as follows: Evans, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections; Newsome, the Warden of the Georgia State Prison; Coleman, the guard in the tower who fatally shot Sharp; and Cowart, Oliver, Berry, Spell, Lewis, Lane and Todd, all guards who were on the yard or in the building complex when Sharp made his escape attempt.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by69 opinions
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