BOYKIN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 81-1444.

689 F.2d 1092 (1982)

Remola BOYKIN, et al., Appellants, v. The DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Kenneth Mundy, with whom Samuel J. Lowe, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TAMM, Circuit Judge, ROBB, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD T. MARKEY, Chief Judge, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

In late July of 1979, Jefferson Boykin, Jr., was shot and killed by an officer of the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) following a chase that commenced when Boykin was questioned regarding his alleged involvement in an armed robbery. In the case at bar, appellants Remola and Jeff Boykin, the parents of Jefferson Boykin, have brought a multifaceted

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