Does a police officer who brandishes a shotgun while making an arrest owe a duty of care to a fellow officer who was shot and injured by the shotgun?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, 199 Cal.Rptr.3d 303, 245 Cal.App.4th 140 (Cal. App. 2016):
18 Calatayud v. State of California(1998) 18 Cal.4th 1057, 77 Cal.Rptr.2d 202, 959 P.2d 360 (officers brandishing shotguns while making an arrest owed no duty of care to fellow officer who was shot when one of the shotguns accidentally discharged).
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