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Tennessee v. Garner 471 U.S. 1 (1985) was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that under the Fourth Amendment when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect he or she may use deadly force only to prevent escape 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.