§ Use of Force ▸ Deadly Force
Deadly Force
Deadly force turns on danger, not flight: it takes probable cause that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious injury.
Cases
- Bradly v. Benton, No. 20-11509 (2021)
- Church v. Anderson, 898 F.3d 830 (2018)
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Pownall, R.
- County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, 581 U.S. 420 (2017)
- Cruz v. City of Laramie, (2001)
- Estate of Clemente Najera Aguirre v. County of Riverside, 131 F.4th 702 (2025)
- Estate of Eric Jack Logan v. City of South Bend, 50 F.4th 614 (2022)
- Glenn v. Washington County, 673 F.3d 864 (2011)
- Hammett v. Paulding County, 886 F.3d 1335 (2017)
- Hansen v. Black, No. 16-4162 (2017)
- Kesinger v. Herrington, 381 F.3d 1243 (2004)
- Mitchell v. Schlabach, 864 F.3d 416 (2017)
- Perea v. Baca, 817 F.3d 1198 (2016)
- Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143 (1994)
- Plumhoff v. Rickard, No. 12-1117 (2014)
- Rucinski v. County of Oakland, No. 15-1844 (2016)
- Russo v. City of Cincinnati, 953 F.2d 1036 (1992)
- Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372 (2007)
- Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985)
- Vera Cruz v. City of Escondido, 139 F.3d 659 (1997)