Vol. 32 No. 31 LAS VEGAS POLICE OFFICERS NOT ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR ARRESTEE’S DEATH FOLLOWING PROLONGED TASING
On October 20, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided, in the case of Jones v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep’t, 2017 U.S. App, LEXIS 20669, that police officers who repeatedly tased a suspect for 90 seconds were not entitled to qualified immunity and that the case could proceed to trial. The Ninth Circuit […]