Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Evans
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 21, 1994No. 92-CV-1323, 94-CV-451PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This is a police shooting case which resulted in a $612,828 judgment against the two police officers involved, Eric Winer and Joyce Powell, and against the District of Columbia. The principal basis for this award was a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1993) claim that the officers and the District violated the decedent’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizures. The jury also found for the plaintiff — the mother of the victim, Virtus Evans, and the personal representative of his estate — on wrongful death, survival, and negligent infliction of emotional distress claims.…
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