Legal Opinion
Timothy Helseth v. John Burch, in His Individual Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2001No. 00-3235PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
In County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833, 835, 118 S.Ct. 1708, 140 L.Ed.2d 1043 (1998), the Supreme Court held that “in a high-speed automobile chase aimed at apprehending a suspected offender ... only a purpose to cause harm unrelated to the legitimate object of arrest will satisfy *869the element of arbitrary conduct shocking to the conscience, necessary for a [substantive] due process violation.” In Feist v. Simonson, 222 F.3d 455, 464 (8th Cir.2000), which involved a high-speed pursuit of a stolen car, a panel of this court declined to apply the intent-to-harm…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Brower Ex Rel. Estate of Caldwell v. County of InyoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Elder v. HollowaySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Martha Kinstler v. First Reliance Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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