Legal Opinion
Garmon v. Lumpkin County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1989No. 88-8771PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Teresa Anne Garmon brought this action against the Sheriff of Lumpkin County and Lumpkin County alleging a violation of her civil rights resulting from her unconstitutional arrest. The district court granted defendants’ motion for directed verdict based upon the doctrine of qualified immunity. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.
On January 22, 1986, Mrs. Garmon reported to the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Department that she had been confronted at her home in Fulton County by a man who demanded that she drive him to Dah-lonega, located in Lumpkin County. Mrs. Garmon…
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