Vol. 32 No. 11 OFFICER ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR FATAL SHOOTING OF SUSPECT ARMED WITH A KNIFE
On May 12, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held, in the case of S.B. v. County of San Diego, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 8452, that a San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy was protected by qualified immunity for his involvement in a fatal shooting of a suspect armed with a knife. The Ninth Circuit […]