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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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1984-10-30
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gptkbp:category
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United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court
United States Fourth Amendment case law
1985 in United States case law
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:471_U.S._1
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gptkbp:date
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1985-03-27
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:State_of_Tennessee
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkb:Warren_E._Burger
gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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83-1035
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gptkbp:event
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gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Tennessee_v._Garner,_et_al.
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gptkbp:heldBy
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The use of deadly force to prevent the escape of an unarmed fleeing suspect is an unreasonable seizure under the Fourth Amendment, unless the officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tennessee v. Garner
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gptkbp:impact
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Set national standard for police use of deadly force
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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gptkb:Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
use of deadly force by law enforcement
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:Edward_Garner
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gptkbp:predecessor
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police use of force cases
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Graham_v._Connor
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:468_U.S._63
gptkb:472_U.S._38
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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