SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday revived a suit against a police officer who shot and killed a handcuffed man after mistakenly drawing a firearm instead of a Taser.
A three-judge panel said the officer was not entitled to qualified immunity, so a lower court’s grant of summary judgment in her favor was improper.
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