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Davis' assertion that punches to the head and face are not considered deadly force merits further examination. While training protocols may not classify such strikes as deadly force, head strikes ...
Honolulu police were justified to use deadly force to stop a 32-year-old man in June 2023 after he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Kalauipo Street home and threatened to shoot people with a ...
The issue before the justices was whether courts can look beyond the moments an officer is using deadly force to determine if he acted reasonably.
When can you use deadly force in Texas? Defense Attorney Nico LaHood explains what the law allows.
A Los Angeles police officer who killed a mentally ill man last year in Koreatown employed questionable tactics but was justified in using deadly force, the department's oversight body ruled.
A prosecuting attorney has now determined that the use of deadly force by Arkansas State Police troopers in May was justified.
Law enforcement was justified in using deadly force against a gunman in North Carolina who fatally shot four officers and wounded four others in April, a prosecutor concludes in a report released ...
The Castle Doctrine gives people the right to use deadly force to defend themselves in their home — and sometimes workplace or vehicle — and the Stand Your Ground law extends that to public ...
A use of force expert told a jury Tuesday that the former Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office deputy who shot and killed Christian Glass “matched deadly force with deadly force.” The defense ...
The bills establish that a person is justified, under certain circumstances, to use deadly force to protect their property. HB 856 was authored by District 71’s Rep. Kip Capley.
Use of Deadly Force: The court upheld the police officers’ use of deadly force, which is relevant for insurance coverage in similar incidents. Municipal Liability: No liability for the defendant ...
A Texas constable who was accused of using deadly force in a shooting is having his case reviewed by the Supreme Court.