People v. Hampton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that, if necessary, private persons may use deadly force to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon
• holding that, if necessary, private persons may use deadly force to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon
• recognizing that the justifiable use of force to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon is grounded in a private person’s right to effectuate an arrest
• discussing when a -3- private person may use deadly force against felons

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Weddell
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2002-04-10· cited 10×
• People of Michigan v. Samer Shami
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2016-12-15
• People of Michigan v. James Andrew Nelson
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2026-04-22

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Tennessee v. Garner
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-27· cited 4,272×
• People v. Doss
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1979-03-05· cited 136×
• People v. Talley
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1981-02-23· cited 127×
• Alexander v. Riccinto
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1991-11-19· cited 29×
• People v. Couch
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1990-09-26· cited 27×
• People v. McCord
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1889-07-11· cited 27×
• People v. Whitty
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1980-04-01· cited 25×
• People v. Smith
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1985-12-17· cited 7×
• People v. Sherman
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1991-03-19· cited 3×