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Qualified Immunity Denied in Taser Suit

Loaded on April 15, 2011

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Qualified Immunity, Police, Excessive Force (Police). Location: California.

On December 28, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a denial of qualified immunity for a police officer accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop.

Carl Bryan was stopped by Officer Brian McPherson of the Coronado Police Department for a seatbelt violation. Bryan ...

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