9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 12, 2019
9th Circuit blocks qualified immunity defense in fatal police shooting
A San Diego police officer must face trial for shooting and killing an apparently unarmed man in 2015, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decided Thursday.
A San Diego police officer must face trial for shooting and killing an apparently unarmed man in 2015, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel decided Thursday, reversing the lower court's findings on Fourth Amendment and qualified immunity questions.
The panel -- comprising Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, Senior Circuit Judge
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