Tennesse vs. Garner

1. who

1.1. Memphis Police Department: they teach the officers to shoot and kill. Officer Hymon: he shot a man in the back when he was trying to run away. Edward Eugene Garner: he was shot in the back while trying to flee. Garners Father: he sued the city and the police department.

2. When

2.1. Argued: October 30, 1984 Decided: March 27, 1985. The incident happen at 10:45 p.m. on October 3, 1974

3. What

3.1. Officer Hymon shot a boy in the back named Garner. Garner was trying to flee. As he was trying to flle Hymon shot in the back. Garners father sued the the county, city, the mayor, and the Police Department. Hymon was not trialed guilty because the court could not have enough information.

4. Outcome

4.1. The court ruled that the police must exhibit probable cause of danger in order to shoot an escapee. Under the Fourth Amendment, the act of shooting an escapee was a seizure