The landmark
case which prohibited the use of deadly force for fleeing suspects was Tennessee vs. Garner. It is is a civil case in which the Supreme Court of the
United States held that,
under the Fourth Amendment. It is when a law enforcement officer is catching a
fleeing suspect, he or she may not use deadly force to stop happening an escape unless "the officer has probable cause to consider or believe
that the suspect acts a
significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.
