Legal Opinion
Lal v. California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2014No. 12-15266PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a tragic incident. Kamal Lai (“Lai”), upset over a domestic disturbance with his wife, led police on a 45-minute high-speed chase on and off freeways before the officers were able to disable his vehicle. When Lai exited his truck he first tried to seriously hurt himself, then tried to provoke the officers into shooting him, and finally advanced on two officers holding a large rock over his head. When Lai refused to stop and continued to advance to within a few feet of the officers, the officers shot him. Lai’s widow, daughter, and estate…
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