Moore v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*947The plaintiff commenced this action, inter alia, to recover damages for civil rights violations pursuant to 42 USC § 1983. The action arose from the death of her son (hereinafter the decedent), who was shot by the defendant James Moss, a detective for the New York City Police Department, following a standoff in which the- decedent failed to drop the knife he was brandishing when ordered to do so by the police, and instead “charg[ed] at” the officers. The jury returned a verdict finding that Moss was justified in using deadly force against the decedent. The Supreme Court thereafter denied the…
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