Jeffrey C. Rahn v. Vickie Hawkins Craig Jansen Gerald Fitzgerald

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2006-09-22

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ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. Hazelwood, Missouri, police officers shot and maced Jeffrey Rahn several times while trying to arrest him for a bank robbery. Mr. Rahn sued the officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , claiming that their use of force violated the fourth amendment because he was peacefully surrendering when shot. The district court determined th…

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