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Mar 25, 2020 · In Garner, the United States Supreme Court agreed with the lower court that the shooting violated Garner’s constitutional rights. Instead of relying on the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause, however, the Court ruled that police use of deadly force should be viewed in light of the Fourth Amendment as a seizure of a person.
The District Court held that the Tennessee statute is constitutional, and that Hymon's actions, as authorized by that statute, did not violate Garner's constitutional rights.
Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985), is a civil case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that, under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, the officer may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless "the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Garner’s father sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of his son’s civil rights, arguing that the use of deadly force was unreasonable and thus unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.
May 5, 2019 · The respondent, Garner’s father, alleged that the officer had violated his son’s Fourth Amendment rights, his right to due process, his Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury, and his Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
- Elianna Spitzer
Garner’s father then brought this action in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, seeking damages under 42 USC 1983 for asserted violations of Garner’s constitutional rights. The complaint alleged that the shooting violated the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution.
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The suit alleged that Hymon violated Eugene Garner's constitutional rights under the fourth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments when he shot and killed Garner. The other defendants were sued on the grounds that their failure to exercise due care in the hiring, training, and supervision of Hymon made them equally responsible for Garner's death.
