COLE ESTATE OF RICHARDS v. HUTCHINS

No. 19-1399.

959 F.3d 1127 (2020)

Vanessa COLE, As Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF Roy Lee RICHARDS, Jr., Deceased other Roy Lee Richards, Jr. Plaintiff-Appellee v. Dennis HUTCHINS, Individually Defendant-Appellant Kenton Buckner, Individually and Officially; City of Little Rock, A Municipality Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 28, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judson C. Kidd , Lucas Rowan , Dodds & Kidd, Little Rock, AR, Michael J. Laux , Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alexander Julian Betton , Thomas Milton Carpenter , Rick D. Hogan , Deputy Chief Counsel, City Attorney's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before GRUENDER, ARNOLD, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


In the early morning hours of October 25, 2016, Officer Dennis Hutchins shot and killed Roy Lee Richards, Jr. Representing Richards's estate, Vanessa Cole sued Officer Hutchins under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging he used excessive force against Richards in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Officer Hutchins moved for summary...

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