UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF SUDDEN IN-CUSTODY DEATHS
By Michael P. Stone, Esq. Like many other police litigation specialists, police procedures experts and police trainers, I have been intensely interested in the development of medical, pharmacological and biomechanical evidence that tends to shed light upon the...
MAN CONVICTED OF DISTURBING THE PEACE ALLOWED TO SUE OFFICERS FOR USING EXCESSIVE FORCE
Author: Robert Rabe In this case, the Court of Appeal had to decide whether a person can sue police in civil court for excessive force after he had been convicted in criminal court. Specifically, after interacting with an officer, a man was convicted of an infraction:... 