State v. Superior Court

LANKFORD, Judge The issue in this special action is whether the trial court erroneously declined to grant summary judgment for defendant based on qualified immunity. We accepted special action jurisdiction and granted relief. This opinion explains why we did so. Defendant Kimball R. Sherwood was an employee of the Apache County Attorney's Office assigned to assist the Arizona Attorney General's Office in a criminal investigation. This investigation led to the indictment and conviction, upon a guilty plea, of the plaintiff in this case, Johnny L. Donaldson, Sr.