No. 22-2860 ___________________________ The Estate of Donald Nash, Theresa Nash as personal representative; Theresa Nash

Plaintiffs - Appellees

v.

Henry James Folsom; Scott Mertens; Ruth Montgomery; Dorothy Taylor

Defendants - Appellants ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________

Submitted: September 21, 2023 Filed: February 9, 2024 ____________ Before SMITH, Chief Judge, MELLOY and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ SMITH, Chief Judge.

Several Missouri public officials filed this interlocutory appeal from a district court judgment denying qualified immunity on five claims flowing from a murder prosecution. For the reasons explained below, we affirm in part, reverse in part