What is the test for "shocking conscience" use of deadly force by a police officer?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Crawley v. McRae, Case No. 1:13-CV-02042-LJO-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2015):
To determine whether the use of deadly force "shocks the conscience," a court first asks "whether the circumstances are such that actual deliberation [by the officer] is practical." Porter v.
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