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ASHCROFT v. MATTIS

No. 76-1179.

431 U.S. 171 (1977)

ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI v. MATTIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1977.

PER CURIAM.

Appellee's 18-year-old son was shot and killed by police while attempting to escape arrest. Appellee filed suit under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 against the police officers in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He sought to recover damages, and also to obtain a declaratory judgment that the Missouri statutes authorizing the police action were unconstitutional.1 The District Court held that a...

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