Legal Opinion
Pace v. Capobianco
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 1, 2002No. 01-13186PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This case is about the use of deadly force, the Fourth Amendment and qualified immunity. We must determine whether two policemen are entitled to qualified immunity for their act of shooting a fleeing suspect. The case is before us to review- the denial of summary judgment.
BACKGROUND
a.
We have resolved all factual disputes in the record in Plaintiffs favor when sufficient, competent evidence was present to support Plaintiffs version of the disputed facts. Viewed in that light, these circumstances are material.
On 21 February 1998, Alfaigo Davis (“Davis”) was pulled over…
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