Ralph Eldridge v. City of Warren

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · Decided 2013-08-05

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OPINION BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge. What constitutes “active resistance” by a suspect that justifies a police officer’s use *530 of force? In their pursuit of qualified immunity, two police officers ask us to conclude that a lethargic driver who clutched his car’s steering wheel and provided unhelpful responses to the officers’ queries was…

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