· 7/3/2014
Smith Ex Rel. Kolski v. City of Brooklyn Park
Citations
- 757 F.3d 765
- 2014 WL 2978551
- 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 12594
How courts have described this case
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- alleged inconsistencies in officers’ statements do not create genuine issue of material fact when multiple officer statements support the material fact that suspect was armed
- “[N]o constitutional or statutory right exists that would prohibit a police officer from using deadly force when faced with an apparently loaded weapon.” (quoting Sinclair v. City of Des Moines, 268 F.3d 594, 596 (8th Cir. 2001) (per curiam))
- inconsistencies in officers’ statements do not create genuine issue of material fact
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Judges: Smith, Beam, Benton
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