Barnes v. Felix
U.S. Supreme Court · decided May 15, 2025 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- May 15, 2025
- Term
- October Term 2024
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Kagan
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 605 U. S. Part 1 Pages 73–90 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT May 15, 2025 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. OCTOBER TERM, 2024 73 Syllabus BARNES, individually and as representative of the ESTATE OF BARNES, DECEASED v. FELIX et al. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fth circuit No. 23–1239. Argued January 22, 2025—Decided May 15, 2025 Respondent Roberto Felix, Jr., a law enforcement offcer, pulled over Ash- tian Barnes for suspected toll violations. Felix ordered Barnes to exit the vehicle, but Barnes began to drive away. As the car began to move forward, Felix jumped onto its doorsill and fred two shots inside. Barnes was fatally hit but managed to stop the car. About fve seconds elapsed between when the car started moving and when it stopped. Two seconds passed between the moment Felix stepped on the doorsill and the moment he fred his frst shot. Barnes's mother sued Felix on Barnes's behalf, alleging that Felix violated Barnes's Fourth Amendment right against excessive force. The District Court granted…
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