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  2. Graham v. Connor - Wikipedia

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    Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court determined that an objective reasonableness standard should apply to a civilian's claim that law enforcement officials used excessive force in the course of making an arrest, investigatory stop, or other "seizure" of his or her person.

  3. Use of force - Wikipedia

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    Over the course of the encounter, Graham sustained a broken foot, cuts on his wrists, a bruised forehead and an injured shoulder. In the resulting case, Graham v. Connor (1989), the Supreme Court held that it was irrelevant whether Connor acted in good faith, because the use of force must be judged based on its objective reasonableness. [8]

  4. Use of force continuum - Wikipedia

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    The United States Supreme Court, in the case of Graham v. Connor, (1989) ruled that excessive use of force claims must be evaluated under the "objectively reasonable" standard of the Fourth Amendment. Therefore, the "reasonableness" factor of a use of force incident must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, and ...

  5. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 490

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    Case name Citation Date decided United States v. Sokolow: 490 U.S. 1: 1989: Dallas v. Stanglin: 490 U.S. 19: 1989: Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield: 490 U.S. 30

  6. Deadly force - Wikipedia

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    In the 1989 Graham v. Connor ruling, the Supreme Court expanded its definition to include the "objective reasonableness" standard—not subjective as to what the officer's intent might have been—and it must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer at the scene—and its calculus must embody the fact that police officers are ...

  7. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist ...

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    490 U.S. 642 (1989) standard of evidence for disparate impact employment discrimination cases Hernandez v. Commissioner: 490 U.S. 680 (1989) Scientology courses do not qualify as charitable deductions under the Internal Revenue Code: Community For Creative Non-Violence v. Reid: 490 U.S. 730 (1989) copyright, work for hire: Martin v. Wilks: 490 ...

  8. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental ...

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    See also Furman v. Georgia (1972), and Gregg v. Georgia (1976) 1st 1986 Ford v. Wainwright: Preventing the execution [capital punishment] of the insane, requiring an evaluation of competency and an evidentiary hearing 8th 1989 Penry v. Lynaugh: Executing persons with mental retardation is not a violation of the Eighth Amendment. (Overturned in ...

  9. Use-of-force law in Missouri - Wikipedia

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    In 1989, Graham v. Connor, a similar finding was held; ""the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, and its calculus must embody an allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second decisions about the amount of force necessary in a ...