Case Law
- Samuel Alito's memo written while working in the Solicitor General's office regarding Memphis Police v. Garner which was the Sixth Circuit appellate case leading to Tennessee v. Garner. (May 18, 1984) (PDF)
- People v. Crouch (1990) in the Michigan Supreme Court held that Tennessee v. Garner was
- civil rather than criminal action;
- did not affect Michigan's Fleeing Felon Rule; and
- that a citizen may use deadly force when restraining a fleeing felon in a criminal matter.
- State v. Weddell, The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a private citizen may not use deadly force under the common law fleeing felon rule.
Read more about this topic: Fleeing Felon Rule
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