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A castle doctrine, also known as a castle law or a defense of habitation law, is a legal doctrine that designates a person's abode or any legally occupied place (for example, an automobile or a home) as a place in which that person has protections and immunities permitting one, in certain circumstances, to use force (up to and including deadly force) to defend oneself against an intruder, free ...
Maryland also continues to follow common law principles on the issue of when one may use deadly force in self-defense. In the case of State v.Faulkner, 301 Md. 482, 485, 483 A.2d 759, 761 (1984), the Court of Appeals of Maryland summarized those principles, and stated that a homicide, other than felony murder, is justified on the ground of self-defense if the following criteria are satisfied:
Most U.S. jurisdictions have a stand-your-ground law [2] or apply what is known as the castle doctrine, whereby a threatened person need not retreat within his or her own dwelling or place of work. Sometimes this has been the result of court rulings that one need not retreat in a place where one has a special right to be. [ 3 ]
The castle doctrine and "stand-your-ground" laws provide legal defenses to persons who have been charged with various use-of-force crimes against persons, such as murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, and illegal discharge or brandishing of weapons, as well as attempts to commit such crimes.
Knock-and-announce rule; Castle doctrine Semayne's Case (January 1, 1604) 5 Coke Rep. 91, is an English common law case reported by Sir Edward Coke , who was then the Attorney General of England . In the United States, it is recognized as establishing the " knock-and-announce " rule.
Absolving those who use force as outlined in the act to repel a trespasser of liability in tort cases arising from their actions. [10] Amending Section 18 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 so as to apply the Children Act 2001 to it and to clarify other points of law. [11]
By JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- In making the case for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, President Barack Obama is drawing on the doctrine involving the use of American force ...
The right to self-defense is phrased as the principle of vim vi repellere licet ("it is permitted to repel force by force") in the Digest of Justitian (6th century). Another early application of this was Martin Luther 's concept of justified resistance against a Beerwolf ruler, which was used in the doctrine of the lesser magistrate propounded ...