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· 4/17/2024

Jimmy Woodard v. State of Arkansas

Citations

  • 2024 Ark. App. 267

How courts have described this case

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  • holding intent-to-harm standard applied to bystanders’ injuries resulting from high-speed chase of intoxicated driver without mention of subjective belief
  • denying a constitutional claim even where suspect testified he “felt terrorized by [the officerj’s aggressive pursuit”
  • analyzing whether officer intended to harm fleeing suspect rather than bystander-victims
  • further noting that had the officers succeeding in stopping the fleeing suspect, they would have effected a seizure and been subject to a Fourth Amendment claim

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