in the Interest of A.G. and A.G., Children

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that cocaine distribution is a serious offense such that “the severity of the crime at issue weighs in favor of the officers”
• holding that the plaintiff alleged enough for an excessive force claim when officers killed a suspect after tasing him twice and putting him in a choke hold
• holding that a “jury could conclude that all reasonable officers on the scene would have believed that [the subject] was merely trying to get into a position where he could breathe and was not resisting arrest”
• concluding that the “severity of the crime” factor weighed in favor of the officers because the record indicated that they had probable cause to believe that the suspect was dealing drugs
• holding that the officer’s conduct would violate clearly established rights if he used violent force, such as slamming or striking, against a plaintiff who did not resist or presented no safety threats
• holding officer’s conduct would violate clearly established rights if he used violent force against plaintiff who did not resist and presented no safety threat

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).