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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 3, 2007

California High Court to Rule on Police Negligence Liability

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court unanimously has agreed to decide whether police officers cleared of federal civil-rights charges in the fatal shooting of a suspect can later be held liable in state court for negligence.

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court unanimously has agreed to decide whether police officers cleared of federal civil-rights charges in the fatal shooting of a suspect can later be held liable in state court for negligence.
      Four officers shot an unarmed victim 22 times as he fled arrest on foot after crashing his car during a high-speed p...

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