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Police Violence

A deputy marshal does not have judicial immunity for shooting an unarmed and mostly undressed truant teenager for disobeying his mother, the Third Circuit affirmed Tuesday. The shooting occurred at the boy's home, rendering him paraplegic.

PHILADELPHIA — A deputy marshal does not have judicial immunity for shooting an unarmed and mostly undressed truant teenager for disobeying his mother, the Third Circuit affirmed Tuesday. The shooting occurred at the boy's home, rendering him paraplegic.

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