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Third Circuit· 1/29/2003

ESTATE OF

Citations

  • 318 F.3d 497
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 1432

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that malicious prosecution plaintiff must show, inter alia, that criminal proceeding was initiated without probable cause
  • suggesting that the length of time an officer has to deliberate inversely correlates to the amount of force that is reasonable
  • noting that \courts generally recognize a 'knock and talk' exception to the warrant requirement\
  • emphasizing that absence of evidence showing suspect used his weapons recently militated against force
  • finding that the state-created danger doctrine was clearly established by the year 1999
  • noting that suspect’s access to weapons supported use of force

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