High Court won't review DeKalb role in sheriff killing
13th Nov 2006, 17:44 GMT
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether DeKalb County could be held liable for the actions of former Sheriff Sidney Dorsey in the shooting death of Derwin Brown, the man who was to have succeeded him as sheriff. Brown's widow, Phyllis, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dorsey, the other people involved in the murder and the county. But Georgia courts dismissed the claims against the county, ruling that DeKalb didn't condone and couldn't be on the hook for the crimes of its employees. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in November 2005 that the county could not be held liable because the sheriff is a state officer.
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