Graham v. Connor

GPTKB entity

Properties (112)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome remanded for further proceedings
subsequent legal challenges
influenced judicial attitudes towards police actions
determined by reasonableness of actions
favor of Graham
informs public policy debates
national discussions on police conduct
gptkbp:caseTypes civil rights case
accessible through legal archives
central to discussions on police reform.
gptkbp:citedBy 490 U.S. 386
gptkbp:court unanimous decision
reversed lower court ruling
influenced future rulings
widely discussed in legal literature
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 1989
gptkbp:established objective reasonableness standard
gptkbp:filedIn gptkb:Robert_A._Long_Jr.
gptkb:John_C._Jeffries_Jr.
gptkbp:hasEducation used in law school curricula
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest training and policies
gptkbp:historical_analysis extensive commentary
gptkbp:historicalEvent originated_in_North_Carolina
gptkbp:homeGround stop and frisk incident
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Graham v. Connor
gptkbp:impact police conduct standards
Fourth_Amendment_jurisprudence
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Tennessee_v._Garner
prior case law
gptkbp:involved Dwayne_Graham
Officer_Connor
gptkbp:involves excessive force
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkb:Justice_William_Rehnquist
none
affirmed lower court ruling
Justice Harry Blackmun
Justice Clarence Thomas
deference to police judgment
written_by_Justice_William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:lawEnforcement policy changes
gptkbp:legalStatus excessive force
reasonableness standard
civil rights litigation
remanded for further proceedings
affects civil rights cases
totality of the circumstances
clarified police authority
guidance for law enforcement use of force
police encounters
subjective intent not relevant
Fourth_Amendment_rights
Fourth_Amendment_protections
gptkbp:notableFeature landmark decision
subject to various interpretations
available in legal databases
frequently cited in legal arguments
subject to judicial scrutiny
490 U.S. 386
involved a diabetic episode
often summarized in law reviews
ongoing police reform discussions
shaped police accountability standards
gptkbp:outcome favor of police under certain circumstances
gptkbp:party Dwayne_Graham
Officer_Connor
gptkbp:precedent objective reasonableness standard
subsequent excessive force cases
gptkbp:publicAccess significant media coverage
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Harris_v._City_of_New_York
gptkb:Scott_v._Harris
gptkb:Davis_v._City_of_New_York
gptkb:Saucier_v._Katz
gptkb:Tennessee_v._Garner
gptkb:Smith_v._City_of_New_York
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Johnson_v._City_of_New_York
Johnson_v._City_of_San_Francisco
Jones_v._City_of_New_York
Jones_v._City_of_San_Francisco
Kingsley_v._Hendrickson
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Miller_v._City_of_Mission
Miller_v._City_of_San_Francisco
Rivas-Villegas_v._Cortesluna
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Smith_v._City_of_San_Francisco
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gptkbp:relatedTo qualified immunity
gptkbp:team significant for civil liberties
enduring influence on law enforcement practices
established guidelines for police conduct
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1989