California Supreme Court
Aug. 20, 2013
State Supreme Court expands potential liability for law enforcement officers
Law enforcement officers can be liable for failing to conduct background checks or to call a psychiatric team preceding their use of deadly force, the state Supreme Court said Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Law enforcement officers can be liable for failing to conduct background checks or to call a psychiatric team preceding their use of deadly force, the state Supreme Court said Monday.
That's true even if circumstances eventually became so out of control that the officers' use of deadly force is justified, the court held.
The unanimous opinion came in response to a certified question ...
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