U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 16, 2020
Federal appellate court speaks out on qualified immunity
Only a little more than a week after the protests started, a panel of the 4th Circuit issued an opinion on the use of excessive force by the police against a homeless black man.
Jeremy K. Robinson
Partner
Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP
110 Laurel St
San Diego , California 92101-1486
Phone: (619) 238-1811
Fax: (619) 544-9232
Email: jrobinson@cglaw.com
Jeremy is chair of the firm's Motion and Appellate Practice.
It didn't take long for the effect of the Black Lives Matter protests to reach the courts.
Only a little more than a week after the protests started, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion on the use of excessive force by the police against a homeless black man that included the exhortation, "[t]his has to stop." Estate of ...
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