Handy v. Jones: No Duty to Wait for Pointed Weapon
Handy v. Jones: The Ninth Circuit Says Officers Don’t Have to Wait to Be Targeted In Handy v. Jones, decided September 15, 2026, the Ninth Circuit held that officers facing an armed, belligerent, advancing suspect are not required to “wait to be targeted” before using deadly force. The facts are familiar to anyone who has […]