Publication Date: 2009-03-06
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calvin D. Lowery, Fairburn, Linnes Finney Jr. and Mark Miller Gary, Williams, Finney, Lewis, Watson & Sperando, Stuart, Fla., for appellant.
for defendant: Coy J. Johnson Jr., Robert D. Ware, Overtis H. Brantley County Attorney's Office, and Rolesia B. Dancy, Associate City Attorney, Atlanta, for appellees.
Case Number: A08A1754
The deputy sheriff, whose gun discharged and killed the plaintiff's infant son, was entitled to immunity, since her use of deadly force was a discretionary act and no evidence showed that she acted