Legal Opinion
Hamm v. Powell
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 6, 1989No. 88-3166PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellees were injured in an encounter with the appellants, law enforcement officers, who were undertaking to arrest appel-lees. The officers were armed. They had been warned that appellants were armed. The encounter, at night, was fraught with danger. The parties’ vehicles collided; shots were fired. Robert D. Hamm was struck in his side by a bullet. William H. Williams received a cut on his head. Both were arrested, and Hamm was tried and acquitted. They have brought suit against the officers.
Although there were mixed findings and holdings in the trial court, each…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
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