Legal Opinion
Rafael Gonzalez v. City of Anaheim
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 13, 2013No. 11-56360PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether police officers used excessive force in a struggle that led to the death of a person suspected of possessing illegal drugs.
I
A
On September 25, 2009, at 2:00 AM in the morning, Officers Daron Wyatt and Matthew Ellis, members of the Anaheim Police Department, were responding to a routine call to check on a transient. While turning left at an intersection they were *768cut off by a van driven by Adolf Anthony Sanchez Gonzalez. Gonzalez made an illegal left turn in front of them and pulled into a gas station. The officers, had to brake…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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