· 12/5/1986
John Scarpa v. William Murphy
Citations
- 806 F.2d 326
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 34303
How courts have described this case
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- court will not second- guess officer’s decision to not wait for backup assistance where to have done so could be construed as a shirking of their duty
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Judges: Campbell, Brown, Bownes
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