Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2010No. 08-2116PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
GUY (p. 463) and McKEAGUE (p. 463), JJ., delivered separate opinions concurring in the result, with Judge McKEAGUE also joining in Judge GUY’s concurrence.
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
While responding to a situation in which guns and gunfire were present, Officer Terry Lewis of the Flint, Michigan Police Department shot Tracy Jefferson while she stood in the doorway of her home. Although Officer Lewis contends that he believed that she was firing at him, Ms. Jefferson turned out to be unarmed. She thereafter sued Officer Lewis under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state tort law. After…
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