California Court of Appeal November 4, 2011, No. B227697 (People v. Evans)

Opinion

ALDRICH, J.

INTRODUCTION

Officers stopped defendant and appellant Vernon Evans after they observed him commit traffic violations. When Evans refused to comply with a command to exit his automobile, officers broke the vehicle’s window, “Tased” and pepper sprayed him, forcibly removed him from the car, and arrested him for interfering with a police investigation.