Sergeant Gary Hedger, et al. v. Ronald Graves
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Did the Sixth Circuit misapply or disregard this Court's precedent by holding that a law enforcement officer violates the Fourth Amendment and clearly established law by responding to perceived deadly force when arresting a violent, homicidal suspect who threatened officers with what appeared to be a weapon, consistent with the suspect's admitted intention of putting the officers in fear?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Did the Sixth Circuit misapply or disregard this Court’s precedent by holding that a law enforcement officer violates the Fourth Amendment and clearly established law by responding to perceived deadly force when arresting a violent, homicidal suspect who threatened officers with what appeared to be a weapon, consistent with the suspect’s admitted intention of putting the officers in fear? Did the Sixth Circuit improperly deny qualified immunity where an officer momentarily applies a taser in order to approach a noncompliant, violent, homicidal suspect who has been shot but has not been secured in order to disarm him?