Legal Opinion
Donald Gravelet-Blondin v. Sgt Jeff Shelton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2013No. 12-35121PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAWKINS, Senior Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether it was clearly established as of 2008 that the use of a taser in dart mode against a passive bystander amounts to unconstitutionally excessive force within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.1 Because we determine that it was, we reverse the contrary conclusion of the district court and remand.2
I. BACKGROUND
In the early evening of May 4, 2008, Sergeant Jeff Shelton and four other officers from the Snohomish, Washington Police Department were dispatched to respond to a 911 call of a suicide in progress made by family members of an…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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3Cited by214 opinions
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