Jerry Young v. Prince George's County, Maryland R.A. Hines, Officer, Individually and as a Prince George's County Police Officer

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• recognizing that Graham v. Connor requires excessive force claims in the context of an arrest to be analyzed under the Fourth Amendment
• holding that force used against a person already in handcuffs, who was cooperating during a traffic stop and informed the officer that he was armed, was excessive
• holding that the district court erred in granting summary judgment on the plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment excessive force claim where the plaintiff was struck in the head and back while lying face- down on the ground in handcuffs
• noting that after handcuffing plaintiff the officer threw him to the ground and beat him
• finding that handcuffing of suspect did not amount to arrest where suspect was armed
• finding that it could not conclude that the force employed by the officer after the plaintiff was handcuffed—including striking the back of the plaintiff’s head and pounding his knee into his back—was reasonable

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