Ethics Exam Two Case Law with perfect answers 2024

Hudson v. McMillian (1992) correct answersprisoners don't need to sustain a serious injury in order to prevail in a civil action. If a prisoner can show that the officer used force "maliciously and sadistically," this is enough Tennessee v. Garner (1985) correct answersDeadly force may not be used against an unarmed and fleeing suspect unless necessary to prevent the escape and unless the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious injury to the officers or others. Graham v. Connor (1989) correct answersDeals with excessive force. Diabetic man detained and sustained minor injuries. Force was applied in good faith. Brown v. Inyo correct answersRoad blocks are legal. Cannot block the road to where a person is unable to visibly see the blockade. Garbacik v. Janson correct answersOne police trooper used excessive force in subduing him while the other failed to intervene. Howell v. Catadli correct answersMere presence of a person when an assault and battery is committed by another, even though he mentally approves of it, but without encouragement of it by word or sign, is not sufficient of itself to charge him as a participant. Wright v. Whiddon correct answersPast dangerousness and "Temporal Proximity" to danger come into play such as whether or not the person was a burglar or serial killer. Flores v. City of Palacos (2004) correct answersEven if a suspect is armed and has the physical capability to inflict damage or serious injury, a police officer is not automatically legally justified in using deadly force. Hegarty v. Somerset County (1995) correct answersDescribes the immediacy of threat. Williams v. City of Detroit correct answersMurphy lied to get a warrant. Absent deception by a police officer, a search conducted based on a valid warrant issued by a judge or magistrate who has made a probable cause determination is assumed to be a reasonable search.