Legal Opinion
Rosa Carter, Administratrix of the Estate of Adrian Miles Carter, Deceased, Cross-Appellee v. City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1988No. 84-5247, 84-5276PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Adrian M. Carter was shot and killed by a Chattanooga police officer, Paul Kyle, on December 21, 1982 as he fled from the scene of a burglary. Carter’s mother as *1121administratrix brought suit against the officer and the City under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment right of due process of law. At the time, there was in effect in Tennessee a so-called “fleeing felon” statute, TCA 40-808 (1975), recodified in 1982 as TCA 40-7-108.1 This law had been in effect in Tennessee for many years, and authorized the use of deadly force as…
2Cases cited67 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Cleamtee Garner, Father and Next-Of-Kin of Edward Eugene Garner, a Deceased Minor v. Memphis Police Department City of Memphis, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Jones v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Washington v. StarkeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Hanesworth v. JohnkeWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
- Rodriguez v. City of PassaicDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
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