Legal Opinion
James Wells v. Jeff Coker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 2013No. 11-3428PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
At around midnight on January 1, 2008, James Wells decided to celebrate New Year’s Eve by shooting his gun into the air from his back porch. His celebration ended when Officer Jeffrey Coker of the Springfield, Illinois, Police Department shot him three times. What transpired in the moments between those two events is at the heart of this case.
Wells pleaded guilty to reckless conduct for his actions on that night. The charge to which he entered a guilty plea stated that he “discharged a firearm multiple times ... and then pointed the firearm at [Coker].” Prior to entering…
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