Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Reversed lower court decision
Reform in police training Declared unconstitutional the use of deadly force against fleeing suspects. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
No. 83-1030 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
Over 100 subsequent cases
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| gptkbp:court |
5-4 decision
Influenced future rulings on police conduct Unconstitutional use of deadly force |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 27, 1985 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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| gptkbp:firstClaim |
Training for law enforcement
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Legal journals and articles
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Civil rights movement
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
gptkb:Shooting_of_Edward_Garner
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tennessee v. Garner
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| gptkbp:impact |
Law enforcement policies
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Police reform initiatives
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Fourth Amendment
|
| gptkbp:involved |
Edward_Garner,_police_officers
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| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
Use of force policies
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| gptkbp:judges |
Justice Harry Blackmun
Constitutionality of state law Justices_Rehnquist,_O'Connor,_Scalia,_Blackmun |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
471 U.S. 1 (1985)
Constitutional rights vs. public safety Objective reasonableness standard Protection against unreasonable seizures Set a national standard Use of deadly force by police |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Use of Force Continuum
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Widely studied in law schools
Landmark decision in police use of force |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court_ruled_that_deadly_force_cannot_be_used_against_unarmed_fleeing_suspects
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Graham_v._Connor
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Increased scrutiny of police practices
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Scott_v._Harris
Excessive force |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Police accountability
|
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:Tennessee
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| gptkbp:signatories |
gptkb:Edward_Garner
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| gptkbp:significance |
Established limitations on police use of force
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