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· 11/26/1935

Kramer v. Commissioner

Citations

  • 80 F.2d 1014
  • 17 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 171
  • 1935 U.S. App. LEXIS 3441
  • 17 A.F.T.R. (RIA) 171

How courts have described this case

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  • denying qualified immunity to officers who shot deranged suspect armed with butcher knives, because there were disputed facts as to whether suspect posed a threat to the officers rather than merely to himself
  • “qualified immunity gives police officers ‘ample room for mistaken judgments’ ”

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