Criminal
Nov. 26, 2016
9th Circuit overturns summary judgment in officer-involved shooting
A police officer in Humboldt County will have to stand trial in the fatal shooting of a suspect who allegedly grabbed his truncheon, after a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously overruled a summary judgment granted by the district court.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A police officer in Humboldt County must stand trial for the fatal shooting of a suspect who allegedly grabbed his truncheon after a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously overruled summary judgment granted by the district court.
U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton concluded in December 2013 that Fortuna police officer Maxwell Soeth was protected by qualified im...
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