Legal Opinion

Edmonds v. OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 26, 2012No. 10-60957PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Tyler Edmonds and his mother, Sharon Clay, sued Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Edmonds claimed county actors coerced a confession, and Clay claimed separation from her son while he was confessing. The district court entered summary judgment for the county, and we affirm.

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Kristi Fulgham shot her husband shortly before taking Edmonds and two of her children on a trip to the Gulf Coast. The next day, she told Edmonds that she had killed her husband and urged Edmonds to take the blame to protect her from the death penalty. A day later, when…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Owens v. OkureSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Fare v. Michael C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  4. He Shao v. University of Mississippi Medical CenterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
  5. People v. OliverNew York Supreme Court · 2014

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