Legal Opinion
Alex Wayne Morton v. Jeremy Kirkwood
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2013No. 12-11436PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
In this civil rights case, Officer Jeremy Kirkwood of the City of Guntersville Police Department appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. Kirk-wood shot Alex Wayne Morton late at night on January 7, 2010, while Morton was inside his car. The shots paralyzed Morton. According to Kirkwood, he shot Morton after Morton accelerated his car, threatening the life of a nearby police officer. According to Morton, he never accelerated his car, and Kirkwood nonetheless shot him seven times after he put his car in…
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