1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 840 F.3d
  5. 840 F.3d 508 (2016)
 

FERGUSON v. SHORT

No. 15-2857.

840 F.3d 508 (2016)

Ryan FERGUSON, Plaintiff-Appellee v. John SHORT, Detective; Jeff Nichols, Detective; Jeff Westbrook, Detective; Bryan Liebhart, Detective; Latisha Stroer, Detective; Lloyd Simons, Detective, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 19, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley C. Letterman , Schreimann, Rackers, Francka & Blunt, L.L.C., Jefferson City, MO, argued ( Christopher P. Rackers , on the brief), for appellants.

Kathleen T. Zellner , Kathleen T. Zellner & Associates, P.C., Downers Grove, IL, argued ( Samuel Henderson , St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

This case is about an allegedly improper investigation into the murder of Kent Heitholt. The murder went unsolved for two years until Charles Erickson caught the attention of the detectives working the case. After implicating himself and Ryan Ferguson in the killing, Erickson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases