In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the Supreme Court created a two prong to constitutional deadly force requirement rule for Fourth Amendment deadly force cases. Officers can use deadly force only under two conditions (1) It’s necessary to apprehend “dangerous” suspects, and (2) It doesn’t put innocent people in danger. Would the rule in this case, permit an officer to shoot a drunk driver, swerving erratically down the road headed toward a town? Or a person wanted for a series of violent crimes, but not presently armed who flees from the police? What problems do you see with the “fleeing felon” rule?
From the case Leopold-Loeb case. Leopold and Loeb’s Criminal…
From the case Leopold-Loeb case. Leopold and Loeb’s Criminal Minds | History| Smithsonian Magazine First, what are the who, what, where, when, why, and how from reading the case. How was the victim, Bobby Franks, killed and with what type of weapon? What would be the primary