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Officer pointing loaded gun at head of unarmed suspect would be excessive force

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Plaintiff who alleged that she had a loaded gun pointed at her head during an arrest was excessive because she was unarmed was sufficient to state a claim. The law has been established at least since 2002. Hickman v. Marzec, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70256 (D. Del. September 18, 2008).* Defendant was accused of converting a FEMA trailer to his own use as a hunting lodge in Alabama. A picture of the hunting lodge from open fields violated no expectation of privacy of the defendant. United States v. Broome, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70195 (M.D. Ala. September 3, 2008).* Police conditioning entry into premises to get necessities for a baby by turning over a stun gun was not valid consent. United States v. Williams, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70179 (W.D. Pa...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 21, 2008 (boomark / email).