MARY M. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Docket No. S005910.

54 Cal.3d 202 (1991)

814 P.2d 1341

285 Cal. Rptr. 99

MARY M., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

September 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

James K. Hahn, City Attorney, John T. Neville and Richard M. Helgeson, Assistant City Attorneys, Katherine J. Hamilton and Greg Wolff, Deputy City Attorneys, for Defendant and Appellant.

Slatter & Slatter, Slatter, Slatter & Kiesel, Vann H. Slatter and Roni Keller for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

KENNARD, J.

Police officers occupy a unique position of trust in our society. They are responsible for enforcing the law and protecting society from criminal acts. They are given the authority to detain and to arrest and, when necessary, to use deadly force. As visible symbols of that formidable power, an officer is furnished a distinctively marked car, a uniform, a badge, and a gun. Those who challenge an officer's actions...

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