George Cooper, Sr. v. James Sheehan

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• explaining that state law “man of reasonable intelligence standard” is “functionally identical” to federal “clearly established” standard
• recognizing suspect’s “perfectly reasonable rationale” for being armed, i.e., officers’ unannounced nighttime incursion on his property (internal quotation marks omitted)
• holding no qualified immunity where plaintiff heard sounds outside his home, stepped outside with a shotgun pointed at the ground, and officers immediately shot him
• explaining that the state law “man of reasonable intelligence standard” is “functionally identical” to federal “clearly established” standard
• explaining that the state law “man of reasonable intelligence standard” is “functionally identical” to federal “clearly established” standard
• reviewing the state of the law in 2007 and determining that the right was clearly established

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