Week of March 1, 2022

Officer did not violate 4th Amendment by relying on John Doe informant to get search warrant; officer did violate 4th Amendment and commit Franks violation by misrepresenting to judge who issued warrant that he knew apartment number of premises to be searched when in fact he had guessed at the number and got it wrong; officer violated 4th Amendment by seeking warrant to search for drugs when informant had said nothing about drugs; warrant that was obtained through Franks violation did not protect from suit officer who committed Franks violation for conducting search based on the warrant; of

Officer who had heard “shots fired!” call on his radio, used reasonable force when he shot and killed decedent, who was armed with a gun and running toward onlookers and another officer, and refused to stop and drop gun when ordered to do so by officer.