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  • Aug. 12, 2019
    decided Decision issued in Angela Studdard v. Shelby Cty., Tenn.

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Opinion By Jeffrey S. Sutton Aug. 12, 2019

SUTTON, Circuit Judge. May police officers shoot an uncooperative individual when he presents an immediate risk to himself but not to others? No, case law makes clear. We thus affirm the district court's decision to deny the officers' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. I. Three scenes capture what happened. Each one gives…

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