Patrol Case Law: Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles (2024)

In "Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles," the Ninth Circuit Court ruled that Los Angeles Police Department officers violated the Fourth Amendment and California state law by conducting a high-risk felony stop on Hasmik Chinaryan's vehicle without probable cause. The court found that the officers used excessive force by drawing their weapons and ordering Chinaryan and her passengers out of the car at gunpoint, despite the vehicle not being stolen.