Legal Opinion
Justin Hammett v. Paulding County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 17, 2017No. 16-15764PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
On October 17, 2012, police officers'Joey Horsley, Nathalie Whitener, and Joseph Mayfield, defendants-appellees in this ease, executed a search warrant at a private residence in Hiram, Georgia, intending to seize methamphetamines suspected to be in the possession of Brenda Van Cleve. During the execution of the warrant, a confrontation ensued. Each of the officers fired one shot, two of which struck Daniel Hammett, Van Cleve’s husband. Hammett died from his injuries, and plaintiff-appellant Justin Hammett (Plaintiff) brought this suit on behalf of Hammett’s estate. The…
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