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PLUMHOFF v. RICKARD

No. 12-1117.

134 S.Ct. 2012 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 1056

Officer Vance PLUMHOFF, et al., Petitioners v. Whitne RICKARD, a Minor Child, Individually, and as Surviving Daughter of Donald Rickard, Deceased, By and Through Her Mother Samantha Rickard, as Parent and Next Friend.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Mosley, North Little Rock, AR, for Petitioners.

John F. Bash, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the petitioners.

Gary K. Smith, Memphis, TN, for Respondent Whitne Rickard.

Michael A. Mosley, Counsel of Record, John Wesley Hall, Little Rock, AR, for Petitioners.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.*

The courts below denied qualified immunity for police officers who shot the driver of a fleeing vehicle to put an end to a dangerous car chase. We reverse and hold that the officers did not violate the Fourth Amendment. In the alternative, we conclude that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity because they violated no clearly established...

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