mljdeckard
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paul34,
The DA can file on whomever they want to. The process of a Grand Jury, etc can easily hit that range. If it's me, I don't want the cheapest lawyer I can get.
The immunity clause hinges on no-bill or acquittal in the criminal charge. You have to take care of one before you can forget the other. And even if the law is on your side, they can still file. The process of hiring a lawyer to show up and read the line about immunity out of the book to get it dismissed won't be free. I live in a very gun-friendly place. The odds that I would be charged or sued in a self-defense case are as small here as anywhere in the country, but that doesn't mean I want to be the test case for a judge who has his or her own ideas about how the law should read. Saying you won't wind up in court, so there is no need to worry about the legal costs and consequences of a shooting is just like saying that you don't need to carry a gun because the odds are small that you will ever need to use it.
The DA can file on whomever they want to. The process of a Grand Jury, etc can easily hit that range. If it's me, I don't want the cheapest lawyer I can get.
The immunity clause hinges on no-bill or acquittal in the criminal charge. You have to take care of one before you can forget the other. And even if the law is on your side, they can still file. The process of hiring a lawyer to show up and read the line about immunity out of the book to get it dismissed won't be free. I live in a very gun-friendly place. The odds that I would be charged or sued in a self-defense case are as small here as anywhere in the country, but that doesn't mean I want to be the test case for a judge who has his or her own ideas about how the law should read. Saying you won't wind up in court, so there is no need to worry about the legal costs and consequences of a shooting is just like saying that you don't need to carry a gun because the odds are small that you will ever need to use it.