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Supreme Court says courts may consider lead-up to a police shooting in Barnes v. Felix, leaving lower-court application open
Summary
In Barnes v. Felix the Court held that review of police use of force under the Fourth Amendment is not limited to the instant of the shooting; courts may consider the totality of the circumstances, including events leading up to the use of force, though the decision leaves open how lower courts should treat an officer's prior conduct.
On Term Talk, the Federal Judicial Center's podcast, panelists unpacked Barnes v. Felix, a Supreme Court decision clarifying how courts evaluate whether an officer's use of force was "objectively reasonable." Jim Chance introduced the case and the panel discussed both the factual record and doctrinal implications.
Evan Lee described the facts: on April 28, 2016, Houston-area Officer Roberto Felix Jr. stopped a vehicle for outstanding toll violations, asked the driver (Ashtian Barnes) for…
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