Legal Opinion
Yount v. City of Sacramento
California Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 2008No. S139762PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
Plaintiff Steven Yount suffered injuries when Sacramento Police Officer Thomas Shram shot him in the left buttock as Shram and three other officers were trying to transport him to jail following his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). Just prior to the shooting, Yount, despite being in handcuffs and leg restraints, was straggling and threatening the officers. Officer Shram, intending to draw and fire his Taser gun in order to subdue Yount, mistakenly pulled out and discharged his pistol instead.
As a result of this incident, Yount pleaded no contest to…
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