Legal Opinion
Jacquelyn Wallace v. Nancy Cummings
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2016No. 15-3279PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Carleton J. Wallace was fatally shot by a police officer in Alexander, Arkansas. Wallace’s estate brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against that officer, the chief of police, and the city, alleging excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The district court 1 denied the officer' summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity, but granted summary judgment' to the chief of police and the city. The officer appeals, and we affirm,
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In September 2012 officer Nancy Cummings observed Carleton Wallace obstructing traffic as he walked down the street in…
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