Legal Opinion
Jacob Cooper v. Lynn Brown
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2016No. 16-60042PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Officer Lynn Brown appeals the denial of his motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity (“QI”). Because it was clearly established that Brown’s conduct constituted excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment, we affirm.
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One night in April 2013, Jacob Cooper was pulled over by Officer Michael Press-grove on suspicion of driving under the influence (“DUI”). Believing that Cooper was intoxicated, Pressgrove administered a portable breath test, then returned to his patrol vehicle. Cooper panicked and fled on foot into a residential…
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