Legal Opinion
Jones v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2017No. 14-17388PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
.Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge N.R. Smith
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge;
We consider whether police officers are entitled to qualified immunity when they’re alleged to have caused the death of a suspect by using tasers repeatedly and simultaneously for an extended period.
BACKGROUND1
In the early morning of December 11, 2010, Officer Mark Hatten of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department pulled over Anthony Jones for a routine traffic stop. Hatten ordered Jones out of the car so he could pat him down for weapons. Jones obeyed at first but then started to turn toward…
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