Fourth Circuit· 3/29/2001

Anderson v. Russell

Citations

247 F.3d 125
2001 WL 305064

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noting that the Fourth Amendment “‘does not require omniscience’” and that police 19 officers “‘need not be absolutely sure . . . of the nature of the threat or the suspect’s intent to cause them harm’” before using force
finding the uncertainty as to the speed and position at which the suspect was lowering his hands as immaterial to the officer’s imminent fear for his safety and the safety of others
finding the officer’s use of force was reasonable given that, from the officer’s perspective, the suspect was failing to obey his commands and reached for a bulge in his clothing, thus justifying the officer’s fear for his safety even though suspect turned out to be unarmed

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Judges: Widener, Wilkinson, Williams

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