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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Benton finds a lower court properly ruled in favor of a mother and her son on civil rights claims against a police officer. The officer argued that he was entitled to qualified immunity when he directed his canine to "bite and hold" him while investigating a burglary at a convenience store. However, the mother presented sufficient evidence in court that the police officer used excessive force when he directed the police dog to go after her son without warning. Affirmed.
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