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Title: Robinette V. Barnes
Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
Release Date : January 22, 1988
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 57 KB

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A man suspected of being in the course of a commercial burglary, hiding inside a darkened building, was apprehended by a police dog who bit him on the neck. The suspect died shortly thereafter. For the reasons which follow, we agree with the district court that the use of a properly trained police dog to seize a felony suspect does not constitute deadly force. We also hold that even if the use of a police dog could constitute deadly force, the circumstances of the suspect's apprehension justified the use of such force in this case. Thus, we affirm the award of summary judgment in favor of defendants.