Vol. 29 No. 13 – Police Officers Who Shot at Driver of Fleeing Vehicle to End Dangerous Vehicle Pursuit Did Not Violate the Fourth Amendment and Entitled to Qualified Immunity for their Actions
POLICE OFFICERS WHO SHOT AT THE DRIVER OF A FLEEING VEHICLE TO END A DANGEROUS VEHICLE PURSUIT DID NOT VIOLATE THE FOURTH AMENDMENT AND WERE ALSO ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS On May 27, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion entitled Plumhoff v. Rickard, in which the Court held that […]