Circuit split · civil rights
Whether an officer's use of deadly force against a fleeing suspect is objectively reasonable under the Fourth Amendment as governed by Tennessee v. Garner
1 federal appellate case on this question, each acknowledging the disagreement in its own words.
- Haugen v. Brosseau339 F3D 857
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · August 4, 2003
“Having created a circuit split by misapplying Gar ner, the majority downplays its departure from our sister circuits’ decisions by urging that those decisions approved of deadly force in circumstances very different from those presented here.” — Creates a split
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The other side of the split
Decisions the acknowledging court(s) named as the opposing or joined side, quoted in the acknowledging opinion's own words.
- On the other sideScott205 F.3d 871
- On the other sideSmith954 F.2d 344
- On the other sideCole993 F.2d 1330
- On the other sidePace283 F.3d 1277
What the split turns on
- Anchor precedents:
- Tennessee v. Garner
- Constitutional provisions:
- Fourth Amendment
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