· 8/26/2015
Rutha Carroll v. Harris County
Citations
- 800 F.3d 154
- 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 15098
- 2015 WL 5038002
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that once a suspect is “subdued” and is “no longer resisting, an officer's subsequent use of force is excessive”
- [O]nce a suspect has been handcuffed and subdued, and is no longer resisting arrest, an officer’s subsequent use of force is excessive.”
- “once a suspect has been handcuffed and subdued, and is no longer resisting, an officer’s use of force is excessive”
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Judges: Smith, Prado, Owen
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