Tenth Circuit· 9/24/2018

Lee v. Tucker

Citations

904 F.3d 1145

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noting that “use of a Taser without warning on a non-resisting misdemeanant violates the Fourth Amendment’s excessive force protections.”
stating that “we have held that the first Graham factor may weigh against the use of significant force if the crime at issue is a misdemeanor”
explaining that evaluating severity using the felony/misdemeanor distinction is “consistent with the many cases in which we have held that the first Graham factor may weigh against the use of significant force if the crime at issue is a misdemeanor”
involving the use of a taser on an unarmed suspect during a domestic dispute
evaluating severity using the felony/misdemeanor distinction is “consistent with the many cases in which we have held that the first Graham factor may weigh against the use of significant force if the crime at issue is a misdemeanor”
noting there are “many cases” in which the Tenth Circuit has “held that the first Graham factor may weigh against the use of significant force if the crime at issue is a misdemeanor”

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Judges: Lucero, Moritz, Phillips

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