Legal Opinion
Henry v. Purnell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2010No. 08-7433PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge SILER joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
AGEE, Circuit Judge:
Robert Purnell, a deputy sheriff in Somerset County, Maryland, attempted to execute a warrant for Frederick Henry’s arrest. Henry fled on foot and Deputy Purnell gave chase, mistakenly drawing his firearm, instead of his taser, and shooting Henry in the elbow. As a result of this incident, Henry filed a § 1983 suit against Deputy Purnell in the United States…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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