In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the Supreme Court decided that the common law fleeing felon rule violated which Amendment?

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The common law fleeing felon rule allowed law enforcement officers to use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect, even if the suspect did not pose a direct threat to the officer or others. The Supreme Court ruled in Tennessee v. Garner (1985) that this rule violated the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable seizures. The court held that deadly force may only be used to stop a fleeing suspect if the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.

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