Legal Opinion
Robinette v. Barnes
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1988No. 86-6135PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
A man suspected of being in the course of a commercial burglary, hiding inside a darkened building, was apprehended by a police dog who bit him on the neck. The suspect died shortly thereafter. For the reasons which follow, we agree with the district court that the use of a properly trained police dog to seize a felony suspect does not constitute deadly force. We also hold that even if the use of a police dog could constitute deadly force, the circumstances of the suspect’s apprehension justified the use of such force in this case. Thus, we affirm the award of summary…
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