Paul, a law enforcement officer, arrests Barney for creating a disturbance at a subway station. While Barney is handcuffed face

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Paul, a law enforcement officer, arrests Barney for creating a disturbance at a subway station. While Barney is handcuffed face

down on the ground, Paul shoots and kills him. Paul claims that he accidentally grabbed his gun instead of his Taser. Is this an issue of criminal law or criminal procedure?

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attashe74 [19] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-17T12:19:14+03:00

attashe74 [19]3 years ago

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It is a issue of criminal procedure, because the law enforcement officer made the mistake, it was an issue with procedure and not law, there is no issue with criminal law if just one individual made a mistake