Supreme Court: Police immune over arrest of mentally ill woman

Author: Loraine Burger
By Sam Hananel Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police are immune from a lawsuit arising from the arrest and shooting of a mentally ill woman in San Francisco. The justices said police were not liable for damages arising out of an incident where they forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's room at a group home and shot her five times after she came at them with …
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Supreme Court: Police immune over arrest of mentally ill woman