Tennessee v. Garner (1985) is based on an incident that took place October 3‚ 1974. Briefly‚ the facts of the case are that a Memphis police officer‚ Elton Hymon‚ shot and killed an unarmed fifteen year old‚ Edward Garner‚ who was fleeing the scene of a home burglary at approximately 10:45 p.m.. The officer identified himself as the police and gave a command to halt. Garner stopped at the base of a chain-link fence‚ and then began to scale the fence when Hymon fired a shot‚ striking Garner in
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Rights of the accused: Miranda v. Arizona‚ Tennessee v. Garner In 1985‚ the Supreme Court outlawed the indiscriminate use of deadly force with its decision in the case of Tennessee v. Garner. In this case‚ the court ruled that the use of deadly force against apparently unarmed and non dangerous fleeing felons is an illegal seizure of their person under the Fourth Amendment. “Deadly force may not be used unless it is necessary to prevent escape and the officer has probable cause to believe the
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then if those methods do not work they could use deadly force. In the case of an unarmed suspect deadly force should never be used because the suspect is not a direct threat to anyone and there is no need for them to die. As in the case of Tennessee vs. Garner the 15 year old was unarmed and only broke into a house and stole $10 worth of jewelry. Because of this incident the courts ruled that deadly force must not be used unless the suspect is posing a threat to them. Some officers will still use
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“Anyone attempting to construct a workable definition of the police role will typically come away with old images shattered and a newfound appreciation for the intricacies of police work” (Dempsy) Police officers are faced each day with a vast array of situations with which they must deal. No two situations they encounter are ever the same‚ even when examines a large number of situations over an extended period of time. The officers are usually in the position of having to make decisions on how to
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Summary of Facts Officer Speedy was patrolling in her cruiser last night and noticed a black sports car that was speeding and driving recklessly. The black sports car almost hit the officer. Officer Speedy then took the time to pursue the black sports car through downtown Saint Leo. Their speeds were in excess of 100 miles per hour around midnight when many people were out enjoying the night life. These people included pedestrians and those going to their vehicles to either head home or to other
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GRAHAM v. CONNOR‚ 490 U.S. 386 (1989) Dethorne Graham‚ who is a diabetic‚ asked a friend‚ William Berry‚ to drive him to a store to purchase some juice to neutralize the start of an insulin reaction. When Dethorne Graham entered the store‚ he saw the number of people that would be ahead of him‚ Dethorne Graham hurried out and asked William Berry to drive him to a friend’s house instead. Connor‚ a Charlotte‚ North Carolina police officer‚ became wary after seeing Dethorne Graham quickly enter
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My overview of Garners theory and its significance is that everybody is different‚ and has a different learning style. Garners theory is that there are seven types of intelligences and they are all separate and support learning. My understanding of each of the seven intelligences is‚ Logical mathematical intelligence is good for individuals that are good at reasoning‚ and recognizing patterns to analyze
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When it comes to understanding the outcome and overall the case of Tennessee v. Lane it is first and foremost important to understand that the real debate of the case centered around whether or not “Does Congress have the power to "abrogate‚" i.e.‚ override‚ the states’ immunity from suit and authorize Title II plaintiffs to seek damages from the states?” or in other words does Congress have the power to deny state immunity from suits and authorize Title II to have the right to seek damages from
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Tennessee V. Lane Case Before 2004‚ courthouses and other public buildings differed from how they are today. There was one thing that these buildings did not have‚ a handicapped entrance. At this time‚ it could be very embarrassing to be handicapped because you could do nothing for yourself. If you wanted to enter a public building‚ you had to ask someone to carry you in‚ or even worse‚ you might have to crawl up stairs to enter! This was a definite problem that had been around for years‚ however
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Tennessee vs. John Scopes: The monkey trial It was the year 1925 and in the town of Dayton‚ Tennessee a trial that would decide whether evolution would be taught in public schools. The trial was titled as Tennessee vs. John Scopes and is commonly known as the "monkey trial". This trial took place from July 10‚ 1925-July 25‚ 1925 (Douglas‚ On-line). The event the created this well renowned trail was the infringing of the Butler Act. This act‚ passed by the state of Tennessee‚ prohibited the teaching
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