U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Apr. 5, 2016
Divided 9th Circuit panel says police dog's bite may have constituted excessive force
San Diego police appeared to use excessive force when they unleashed a police dog on a woman sleeping at her workplace after she accidentally triggered a burglar alarm, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
San Diego police appeared to use excessive force when they unleashed a police dog on a woman sleeping at her workplace after she accidentally triggered a burglar alarm, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Friday.
After a night of drinking, Sara Lowry decided to crash on her office couch in downtown San Diego rather than go home. She set off an alarm when...
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