Martin v. Dishong’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Before the shooting, a deputy sheriff [other than Dishong] ... observed Martin in a place that made her suspect he was planning to dump trash illegally. When she approached to investigate, Martin fled in his truck. A second deputy saw Martin about fifteen minutes later and began pursuing him. This vehicle chase culminated at an intersection where Dishong and another deputy had set up a roadblock. The deputies assert that when Martin reached the roadblock, he rammed Dishong’s vehicle, backed up, collided with the vehicle again, backed up a second time, and then drove forward toward Dishong’s vehicle once more. By contrast, Martin’s wife (Plaintiff) alleges that Martin collided with Dishong’s vehicle accidentally and then tried to turn away from the roadblock. It is undisputed that Dishong fired several shots at Martin during these events ... and that a shot fired by Dishong caused Martin’s death. The parties offered conflicting evidence concerning the relative positions of Dishong and Martin at the moment when Dishong fired the fatal shot. Evidence presented by the defense placed Dishong next to his vehicle and in the path of Martin’s oncoming truck. By contrast, Plaintiff offered evidence indicating that Dishong was safely inside his vehicle as Martin came toward it. Another scenario supported by Plaintiffs evidence placed Dishong behind his vehicle while Martin was attempting to drive away from the intersection.”

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