[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Buchanan v. City of San Jose, 2019 (9th Cir. 2019) A caller alerted a 911 operator that an unknown man armed with a...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]McGrew v. Duncan, 2019 (6th Cir. 2019) Over the past year, Lexipol's Xiphos newsletter has featured several court...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Rudley v. Bryant, 2019 (8th Cir. 2019) Dedra Rudley and her minor son, M.D.B., met with the school principal after...
Court rules a car accident doesn’t warrant holding someone at gunpoint
Officer claims slamming someone into a wall was fair because it had been done to him
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"] J. v. Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, 931 F.3d 672 (8th Cir. 2019) Detectives investigating a murder were...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Torry v. City of Chicago, 2019 (7th Cir. 2019) Officers stopped three black men in a gray Ford sedan to investigate a...
Anything that affects an officer’s credibility can be fair game
Our instinct is often to fight the allegations, but a trial can bring serious ramifications
The “standard of care” doctrine often comes into play
The 8th Circuit ruled the officer’s actions didn’t constitute excessive force
The officer failed to show he was “induced” to steal
