On Nov. 5, a judge dismissed a widow’s claim that two San Antonio police officers used excessive force and caused her husband’s death when they shocked him with a TASER. In 2007, officers Richard Smith and Richard Garza used a TASER to subdue Sergio Galvan during a confrontation. The officers said that after Galvan was handcuffed, he went into cardiac arrest and died before an ambulance could arrive. His wife sued the officers, alleging they shocked Galvan several times after he was already handcuffed and pinned to the ground. She also said her husband was not combative and that his actions did not warrant the officers’ use of force. Smith and Garza argued that they only used the TASER after Galvan became violent and further claimed that an autopsy indicated he died from a cocaine overdose.
Galvan v. Smith, No. 5:07-cv-00371-OLG
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