Vizzari v. Hernandez, 2002-10493.
Decision Date | 10 November 2003 |
Docket Number | 2002-10493. |
Citation | 1 A.D.3d 431,766 N.Y.S.2d 883,2003 NY Slip Op 18226 |
Parties | JOAN VIZZARI et al., Respondents, v. HECTOR L. HERNANDEZ, Appellant, et al., Defendants. |
Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
(Universal Leasing Servs. v Flushing Hae Kwan Rest., 169 AD2d 829, 830 [1991]).
A claim that a law enforcement official used excessive force during the course of an arrest, investigatory stop, or other "seizure" of the person is to be analyzed under the "objective reasonableness" standard of the Fourth Amendment (US Const 4th Amend; Graham v Connor, 490 US 386, 388 [1989]; see Ostrander v State of New York, 289 AD2d 463, 464 [2001]). The determination of an excessive force claim requires an analysis of the facts of the particular case, including "the severity of the crime at issue, whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of the officers or others, and whether he [or she] is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight" (Graham v Connor, supra at 396).
Our review of the record herein reveals that the Supreme Court's determination was based on a fair interpretation of the evidence and should not be disturbed.
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