U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oct. 19, 2011
Panel divided on taser use
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel on Monday ruled officers in separate incidents in Hawaii and Washington state violated the U.S. Constitution by employing the electroshock devices against women who posed no threat.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Setting limits on police use of stun guns, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel on Monday ruled officers in separate incidents in Hawaii and Washington state violated the U.S. Constitution by employing the electroshock devices against women who posed no threat.
But the policemen who shocked the women are immune from the victims' excessive-force lawsuits because no clear guideli...
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