Vol. 33 No. 8 A DEPUTY WHO POINTED A LOADED GUN AT A SUSPECT’S HEAD USED EXCESSIVE FORCE BUT WAS ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
On March 13, 2018, in the case of Thompson v. Rahr, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6191 (9th Cir. Mar. 13, 2018), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that an officer who pointed a loaded gun at a suspect’s head used excessive force, but was entitled to qualified immunity because the law was not clearly […]