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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