immunity

Court grants immunity to officers in detainee’s death

The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recently reversed a lower court’s ruling that denied summary judgment to the City of Bedford Heights on federal constitutional claims stemming from the death of a jail detainee. After Omar Arrington-Bey died of a heart attack in a Bedford Heights jail cell in 2013, his [...]

By ANNIE YAMSON - The Daily Reporter|2017-04-24T09:52:57-04:00Wednesday, March 1, 2017|

Heroin crime immunity yields mixed results, AP review finds

CINCINNATI — Reeling from a surge in heroin overdoses, authorities in the Cincinnati area made an offer: Hand in potentially deadly drugs and you won’t be charged. But the blanket immunity granted by a judge there over a month ago hasn’t brought in any heroin so far. Results from similar efforts elsewhere have also yielded [...]

By ANN SANNER and PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press|2017-04-24T10:03:57-04:00Wednesday, October 19, 2016|