7. Plakas did agree to go to the Sheriff's Department to be tested for intoxication. We do not think it is wise policy to permit every jury in these cases to hear expert testimony that an arrestee would have been uninjured if only the police had been able to use disabling gas or a capture net or a taser (or even a larger number of police officers) and then decide that a municipality is liable because it failed to buy this equipment (or increase its police force). Having driven Koby and Cain from the house, Plakas walked out of the front door. He raised or cocked the poker but did not swing it. But it is trouble which the police officer is sworn to cause, which society pays him to cause and which, if kept within constitutional limits, society praises the officer for causing. 1992), a case of tragic dimension where an officer stopped to help a fallen man and eventually, as two courts held, had to kill that man in defense of her own life. accident), Expand root word by any number of Plakas V Drinski. 1991); Tom v. Voida, 963 F.2d 952, 961 (7th Cir. Drinski was faced with a man who had, minutes before, attacked a police officer with a dangerous weapon, had refused several entreaties to disarm, had told the officer that one of the two would die that night, and then had moved toward the officer while raising his weapon to strike. Then gripping it with both hands, he continued screaming, louder and louder at Cain and Koby. Rptr. Dockets & Filings. We adopt the version most favorable to plaintiff. Reconsideration will nearly always reveal that something different could have been done if the officer knew the future before it occurred. 1988), Here we distinguish Gilmere, but by doing so we neither approve nor disapprove of its holding, There may be state law rules which require retreat, but these do not impose constitutional duties. 4th 334, 54 Cal. Subscribe Now Justia Legal Resources. Voida was justified in concluding that Tom could not have been subdued except through gunfire. What Drinski did here is no different than what Voida did. This theory is founded on the fact that Plakas told Koby, "You hurt me," and on Joyce Ailes's observation that Plakas had facial injuries. See Reed v. Hoy, 909 F.2d 324, 330-31 (9th Cir. Plakas v. Drinski (7th, 1994) in 1991 Plakas was walking. From this, Plakas argues a jury could infer that Officer Koby had beaten Plakas. Plakas V. Drinski - Ebook written by . Id. Roy Ailes, who had just returned to his house, saw the officers with guns drawn and ran forward saying, "Don't shoot, I'll talk to him." Indeed, had Drinski been a private citizen, he would have been entitled to claim self-defense under Indiana law (which does not have a rule of retreat). There is no contention that this "invitation" immediately preceded the shooting or caused Plakas to charge Drinski. This conclusion accords comfortably with the opinion of Judge Zagel in Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143, 1148-50 (7th Cir. There is no contention that this "invitation" immediately preceded the shooting or caused Plakas to charge Drinski. Cain said that Plakas was not slamming the poker into the wall, rather, he was starting toward Cain and perhaps swinging it at Cain and missing. 1988) (en banc), police officers shot and wounded a masked bank robber fleeing from the scene of his crime. Further, says Plakas, a photograph of the clearing shows there was no tree there to stop Drinski, just a sapling, and there are no footprints corroborating Drinski's story of retreat. The only argument in this case is that Plakas did not charge at all. They could have used disabling chemical spray, or they could have used a dog to disarm Plakas. In Carter, such an alternative was not merely speculative; the arrestee was employed inside a prison where he would not have had a gun on his person. There can be reasonable debates about whether the Constitution also enacts a code of criminal procedure, but we think it is clear that the Constitution does not enact a police administrator's equipment list.7 We decline to use this case to impose constitutional equipment requirements on the police.8. Such that an objectively reasonable officer would have understood that the conduct violated the right. He saw Plakas cock the poker over his head for a swing and, when Plakas was two arms lengths away, he fired once at Plakas' chest. The police gave chase, shouting, "Stop, Police." Civ. 2d 443, 109 S. Ct. 1865 (1989). Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 3, 85 L. Ed. The fact remains that both officers say that Drinski's retreat occurred and that it ended by virtue of some circumstance other than Drinski's volition. The fact remains that both officers say that Drinski's retreat occurred and that it ended by virtue of some circumstance other than Drinski's volition. On the way to the scene of the accident, Cain noticed Plakas walking along State Road 10. Cain knew there was an ambulance at that site and that Plakas could be examined more carefully there. at 1276, n.8. Even if Plakas attacked Drinski and Drinski acted in self-defense, Plakas was still wronged because Drinski had a duty to use alternative methods short of deadly force to resolve the situation before him. In Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143 (7th Cir.1994), Plakas's administrator argued that the defendant officer, instead of shooting Plakas, should have used a non-lethal cannister of CS Gas he carried on his belt, or used a canine unit on the scene to take Plakas down, or tried to isolate him while keeping a safe distance. 1989). Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143 (7th Cir. Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 3, 105 S. Ct. 1694, 1697, 85 L. Ed. She did not have her night stick. There can be reasonable debates about whether the Constitution also enacts a code of criminal procedure, but we think it is clear that the Constitution does not enact a police administrator's equipment list.7 We decline to use this case to impose constitutional equipment requirements on the police.8. Cain saw Plakas push his legs through the circle of his arms, bringing his cuffed hands to the front of his body. Cain left. Again, he struck her. Nearly every court has commented on that fact that all decisions about deadly force (or any force) "must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split second judgments--in circumstances that are tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving." The answer is no. And there is no reason to discount the testimony of Trooper Perras; he is neither a defendant himself nor employed by the defendant Newton County. It is unusual to hear a lawyer argue that the police ought to have caused a dog to attack his client, but he is right that such an attack might have led to a better result for his client (and would, in our view, have led to a different sort of lawsuit). He tried to avoid violence. In Koby's car, the rear door handles are not removed. Actually, the photograph is not included in the record here. She decided she would have to pull her weapon so that he would not get it. Perras took the poker. Circuit Rule 28(d); Branion v. Gramly, 855 F.2d 1256, 1260-61 (7th Cir. Drinski believed he couldn't retreat because there was something behind him. Finally, there is the argument most strongly urged by Plakas. His theme was that there were people, including his girlfriend at the house, who cared about Plakas and that nobody needs to get hurt. 635 (1987) , the Supreme Court held that when an officer of the la w (in this case, an FBI officer) conducts a search which violates the Fourth Amendment , that officer is entitled to qualified immunit y if the officer proves that a reasonable officer could ha ve believed that the search 3. It is a self-defense case where the officer has "probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer" and, therefore, the officer may use deadly force. During the entire time in the clearing, Perras had a canister of CS repellant on his belt.2 It could have been used to disable Plakas. Since Drinski did not violate Plakas's rights, there usually is no basis for holding his employer, Newton County, liable. Roy tried to talk Plakas into surrendering. In affirming summary judgment for the officer, we said. We do not know whether there was any forensic investigation made at the scene. All of this means Drinski was properly standing in the clearing, gun in hand, several feet away from Plakas, who charged him with the poker raised. Twice the police called out, "Halt, police," but the plaintiff may not have heard. Since medical assistance previously had been requested for Koby, it was not long in coming. Plakas backed into a corner and neared a set of fireplace tools. Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. 1992), it was claimed that the police had so poorly planned an arrest that the chance of a deadly gunfight was increased rather than minimized. Koby reported the escape and called for help. The closest thing we have to such a list is the rule which requires prison administrators to provide a law library to inmates, but even here we only require this as an alternative to providing other forms of legal assistance. In brief, after the officer stopped to help the man, his actions and his flight showed he was unhurt and may well have stolen the bike from which he fell. Salas v. Carpenter, 980 F.2d 299, 310 (5th Cir. All of this means Drinski was properly standing in the clearing, gun in hand, several feet away from Plakas, who charged him with the poker raised. Drinski was faced with a man who had, minutes before, attacked a police officer with a dangerous weapon, had refused several entreaties to disarm, had told the officer that one of the two would die that night, and then had moved toward the officer while raising his weapon to strike. Perhaps we ought not to consider this theory since it was not pled, but it is of no use to Plakas in any event. ", Bidirectional search: in armed robbery He picked one of them up, a 2-3 foot poker with a hook on its end. Perras said that he did not use the CS repellant because he was too far from Plakas and because it might have landed on his fellow officers. Inside the house, Plakas took the poker, slammed it into the wall1 and then beat his head against the wall. Plakas argues there is enough evidence to cast doubt on the defendants' self-defense claim, given the low threshold that courts have set for refuting self-defense in deadly force cases both civil and criminal. Cited 71 times, Perfetti v. First National Bank of Chicago, 950 F.2d 449 (1991) | Cain told Corporal Koby to check Plakas for intoxication and he told Koby why. We know the caliber of the bullet, but not its type or weight or the power of the charge in the cartridge, nor do we know where it struck Plakas and what effect it might have on the position of the body. Justia. He swore Koby would not touch him. Finally he rushed at Koby and swung quite hard at Koby, striking Koby's wrist with the poker. As he drove he heard a noise that suggested the rear door was opened. Koby frisked Plakas and then handcuffed him, with his hands behind his back. Even if there were no other witness, there is virtually nothing in this record to impeach Drinski. The time-frame is a crucial aspect of excessive force cases. This is not a case where an officer claims to have used deadly force to prevent an escape. Cain smelled alcohol on Plakas's breath and Plakas dozed off as they rode to the place where the car had gone off the road. He also told Plakas to drop the weapon and get down on the ground. When Cain and Plakas arrived, the ambulance driver examined Plakas. And, of course, Judges are far more competent to say what equipment is needed to prepare a lawsuit than they are to say what equipment is best to defend one's self against an attack by a man with a poker. On the way to the scene of the accident, Cain noticed Plakas walking along State Road 10. Tom v. Voida is a classic example of this analysis. The right was clearly established at the time of the conduct. Drinski's retreat was involuntarily stopped, either by his backing into a tree or by a near stumble of some sort. See, e.g., John Barry & Tom Morganthau, Soon, 'Phasers on Stun', NEWSWEEK, Feb. 7, 1994, at 24-26. Because these facts are not in the record, we cannot consider them on appeal and assume that had they any significance, they would have been made part of the record. Roy went out and found Cain, whom he knew, and reported that Plakas was at the Ailes home and willing to come out. The answer is no. Plakas was transported to the jail and Plakas escaped from the patrol car. When the police first saw Plakas, at about 9:30 p.m. on February 2, 1991, he was walking along State Road 10 in Newton County, Indiana, not far from the Illinois state line. Plakas's administrator claimed that the self-defense story was full of holes and that, even if it were not, Drinski and the county which employed him had a constitutional obligation to do more to preserve his life than they did. Other than random attacks, all such cases begin with the decision of a police officer to do something, to help, to arrest, to inquire. Roy went out and found Cain, whom he knew, and reported that Plakas was at the Ailes home and willing to come out. Yet there exists a possibility that although Drinski's acts were justified given his circumstances, Newton County may be held liable for creating those circumstances. App. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. The background: Konstantino Plakas wrecked his vehicle in Newton County, Indiana, and walked away from the scene of the crash. Koby moved away and tried to come in the room from another door, but Plakas chased him away, swinging the poker. He fell on his face inside the doorway, his hands still cuffed behind his back. 2009) (per curiam) (quoting Vinyard v. Indeed, had Drinski been a private citizen, he would have been entitled to claim self-defense under Indiana law (which does not have a rule of retreat). 51, 360 N.E.2d 181, 188-89 (Ind. The fourth amendmentt does not require officers to use the least intrusive or even less intrusive alternatives in search and seizure cases. 2d 1116, 96 S. Ct. 3074 (1976). Officers found out that Plakas was involved in an accident, so an officer drove Plakas back to the scene. This inference, however, cannot reasonably be made. The plaintiff there was the administrator of the estate of There is no precedent in this Circuit (or any other) which says that the Constitution requires law enforcement officers to use all feasible alternatives to avoid a situation where deadly force can justifiably be used.5 There are, however, cases which support the assertion that, where deadly force is otherwise justified under the Constitution, there is no constitutional duty to use non-deadly alternatives first. Cain and some officers went to the house. Indeed, Plakas merely states this theory, he does not argue it. There may be state law rules which require retreat, but these do not impose constitutional duties. Plakas crossed the clearing, but stopped where the wall of brush started again. Indeed, Plakas merely states this theory, he does not argue it. . He tried for quite a while to get Plakas to lay down the poker and surrender and even attempted to retreat as Plakas charged him. At one point, Plakas lowered the poker but did not lay it down. It is significant he never yelled about a beating. Taken literally the argument fails because Drinski did use alternative methods. Plakas opened his shirt to show the scars to Drinski. Drinski did most of the talking. 8. Shooting a man who has told you, in effect, that he is going to use deadly force against you and then moves toward you as if to do so is unquestionably an act of selfdefense even if, as Plakas's expert maintains, the man is attempting "suicide by police.". Argued Nov. 1, 1993. Koby sought to reassure Plakas that he was not there to hurt him. Koby told Plakas that this manner of cuffing was department policy which he must follow. Then the rear door flew open, and Plakas fled into snow-covered woods. The clearing was small, but Plakas and the officers were ten feet apart. Perhaps in recognition of this weakness in the case, Plakas offers two other theories, one of which is a minor theme of his brief, that shooting in self-defense is unjustified where the aggressor acted out of reasonable fear of police brutality. There is, however, not a single precedent which holds that a governmental unit has a constitutional duty to supply particular forms of equipment to police officers. Roy Ailes spoke to Plakas, smelled alcohol on his breath, and found him to be upset and insistent that he did nothing wrong. 1992). In 1991, Plakas drove his car off a State road into a ditch. They talked about the handcuffs and the chest scars. 1980); Montague v. State, 266 Ind. She fired and missed. 2d 65, 103 S. Ct. 2605 (1983); United States v. Martinez-Fuerte, 428 U.S. 543, 556-57 n.12, 49 L. Ed. The handcuffs were removed. The details matter here, so we recite them. Cain saw Plakas push his legs through the circle of his arms, bringing his cuffed hands to the front of his body. 2013) (quoting Graham, 490 U.S. at 396). Cited 45 times, 96 S. Ct. 3074 (1976) | They followed him out, now with guns drawn. Tom, 963 F.2d at 962. He knew the Aileses, Roy and Joyce; he was engaged to marry their daughter, Rachel. Even if Koby did beat Plakas, Koby was not at the scene of Plakas's demise. She had no idea if other officers would arrive. Drinski and Perras had entered the house from the garage and saw Plakas leave. In this sense, the police officer always causes the trouble. See Perfetti v. First Nat'l Bank of Chicago, 950 F.2d 449, 456 (7th Cir. Plakas v. Drinski, supra, 19 F.3d at 1148; Myers v. Oklahoma County Board, supra, 151 F.3d at 1318-19. Drinski blocked the opening in the brush where all had entered the clearing. Konstantino Plakas was shot once and killed by Jeffrey Drinski, a deputy sheriff. For the next quarter-hour or half-hour, Drinski and Perras tried to talk Plakas into surrendering. Cain and Koby were the first to enter. So we carve up the incident into segments and Judge each on its own terms to see if the officer was reasonable at each stage. King, listening from outside the clearing, thought Drinski might persuade Plakas to drop the weapon, but he did not. In Tom v. Voida we were not addressing Officer Voida's decision to shoot; we were addressing her decision to draw her firearm and, even there, we spoke of a decision process that was quick and simple. 4. Because these facts are not in the record, we cannot consider them on appeal and assume that had they any significance, they would have been made part of the record. It is from that point on that we judge the reasonableness of the use of deadly force in light of all that the officer knew. This theory is founded on the fact that Plakas told Koby, "You hurt me," and on Joyce Ailes's observation that Plakas had facial injuries. Mailed notice(cdh, ) Download PDF . Roy tried to talk Plakas into surrendering. Koby sought to reassure Plakas that he was not there to hurt him. Through an opening in the brush was a clearing. Graham, 490 U.S. at 396-97, 109 S. Ct. at 1872; see also Sherrod v. Berry, 856 F.2d 802, 806-07 (7th Cir. Plakas means to argue that Drinski should have used all available alternatives before deadly force was exercised and that Newton County, Drinski's employer, is liable because it failed to equip and train Drinski to use such methods. While Cain and the others tried to explain that Cain was from the fire department and wanted only to give medical aid, Plakas was loud and combative; (Joyce Ailes said he was "hysterical"). After the weapon was out, she told him three times, "Please don't make me shoot you." 1977). The alternatives here were three. Illinois v. Lafayette, 462 U.S. 640, 647, 77 L. Ed. See Reed v. Hoy, 909 F.2d 324, 330-31 (9th Cir. But it is trouble which the police officer is sworn to cause, which society pays him to cause and which, if kept within constitutional limits, society praises the officer for causing." Dickerson, 101 F.3d at 1161 (quoting Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143, 1150 (7th Cir.1994)). Circumstances can alter cases. Yet there exists a possibility that although Drinski's acts were justified given his circumstances, Newton County may be held liable for creating those circumstances. When Cain and Plakas arrived, the ambulance driver examined Plakas. Subscribe to Justia's Free Summaries of Seventh Circuit opinions. Deputy Drinski passed by the injured Koby and asked him with what he was hit; Koby told him that Plakas had a poker. Koby opened the rear door of his squad car, and Plakas entered the car voluntarily. Cain and some officers went to the house. Justia. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. This is what we mean when we say we refuse to second-guess the officer. Joyce and Rachel helped him. Cain told Corporal Koby to check Plakas for intoxication and he told Koby why. Id. Dickerson, 101 F.3d at 1161 (quoting Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143, 1150 (7th Cir. Cain and Koby were the first to enter. Plakas was turned on his back. 1992). She alleges that her son was armed with only a fireplace poker and posed no serious threat to the safety of Drinski or others. Then gripping it with both hands, he continued screaming, louder and louder at Cain and Koby. In Ford v. Childers, 855 F.2d 1271 (7th Cir. As he did so, Plakas slowly backed down a hill in the yard. He hit the brakes and heard Plakas hit the screen between the front and rear seats. We do not believe the Fourth Amendment requires the use of the least or even a less deadly alternative so long as the use of deadly force is reasonable under Garner v. Tennessee and Graham v. Connor, supra. It is true we consider the whole of the event as it appears to the officer involved, but we recognize that the decision to shoot can only be made after the briefest reflection, so brief that "reflection" is the wrong word. Plakas backed into a corner and neared a set of fireplace tools. Plakas often repeated these thoughts. Our answer is, and has been no, because there is too little time for the officer to do so and too much opportunity to second-guess that officer. Jo Ann PLAKAS, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Konstantino N. Plakas, deceased, Plaintiffs, v. Jeffrey DRINSKI, in both his individual and official capacity and Newton County, Indiana, a municipal unit of government, Defendants. Even if there were no other witness, there is virtually nothing in this record to impeach Drinski. Also, in Carter v. Buscher, 973 F.2d 1328 (7th Cir. Joyce Ailes heard Dino banging against the house; she saw him and opened the door. Even if Plakas attacked Drinski and Drinski acted in self-defense, Plakas was still wronged because Drinski had a duty to use alternative methods short of deadly force to resolve the situation before him. Even if Koby did beat Plakas, Koby was not at the scene of Plakas's demise. Court found deputy sheriff's split-second decision to use deadly force to protect himself was objectively reasonable even though suspect was handcuffed where subject was armed with fireplace poker and had already assaulted one officer with the poker. Voida was justified in concluding that Tom could not have been subdued except through gunfire. They noticed that his clothes were wet. When the police first saw Plakas, at about 9:30 p.m. on February 2, 1991, he was walking along State Road 10 in Newton County, Indiana, not far from the Illinois state line. Plakas ran to the Ailes home located on a private road north of State Road 10. 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