All assignments should be typed, double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, and between 350-500 words. Your responses should be thorough and concise. Students should use at least two references cited as evidence to support their answers.
When providing your answers, please be sure to always use documentation from the text or other sources to support your answer. Make sure to cite all sources properly.
You may use the following resources to complete this assignment:
Criminal Law, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2015
Supreme Court of the United States: Amber GuygerLinks to an external site.
Paul, a law enforcement officer, arrests Barney for creating a disturbance at a subway station. While Barney is handcuffed facedown 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? How is this situation similar or different from the case involving Amber Guyger referenced in the document listed above? Explain your answer citing specific evidence from the text.