· 11/9/2009
Smith v. Kansas City, Missouri Police Department
Citations
- 586 F.3d 576
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 24591
- 2009 WL 3713701
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that knocking a non-resisting suspect to the ground violated a clearly established right
- knocking a non-resisting suspect to the ground is a violation of a clearly established right
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Judges: Melloy, Gruender, Benton
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