Garcia v. Blevins, No. 19-20494 (5th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseAfter Phillip Garcia, Jr. was shot and killed by an officer, Garcia's parents filed suit against the officers for violation of Garcia's constitutional rights. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the officer. The court held that, while the officer may have violated Garcia's right to be free from deadly force, the law was not clearly established at the time where it was undisputed that Garcia was aware of the officer's presence and that the officer ordered Garcia to put down his weapon, but Garcia refused to do so.
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