http://www.davekopel.com/2A/LawRev/Self-Defense-Cases.htm
I stumbled upon this page while looking for something else. I won't post the entire contents here, but some nuggets that folks here should find interesting. It's an interesting page, well worth the read an definitely self defense and legally appropriate.
I stumbled upon this page while looking for something else. I won't post the entire contents here, but some nuggets that folks here should find interesting. It's an interesting page, well worth the read an definitely self defense and legally appropriate.
A. Gourko v. United States: Carrying a Gun is an Innocent Act
B. Starr v. United States: Even Criminals May Use Deadly Force in Resisting Attacks by Law Enforcement Officers
C. Thompson v. United States: There is Nothing Wrong with Carrying a Rifle for Protection
D. Beard v. United States: There is No Duty to Retreat Before Using Deadly Force
E. Allison v. United States: Self-Defense is for Juries to Evaluate, Not for Judges to Exclude
F. Wallace v. United States: Prior Threats by an Attacker are Relevant to a Defendant's Use of Deadly Force
G. Alberty v. United States: No Duty to Retreat when Confronting a Spouse's Paramour
I. Allen v. United States: Self-Defense Decisions Can be Made in a Hurry; There is a Duty to Retreat on Public Property
J. Rowe v. United States: Withdrawal from a Fight Revives the Right to Self- Defense
K. Brown v. United States: Detached Reflection Cannot be Demanded in the Presence of an Uplifted Knife