Shelton v. Stevens

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 09:46

Stomping on plaintiff’s ankle with sufficient force to break it constituted excessive force where purpose was to restrain subject’s use of his hands while he was pinned to ground by several officers; however, officer entitled to qualified immunity due to lack of circuit precedent sufficient to place reasonableness of officer’s action beyond debate.

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