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The common law defence of self-defence applies where the defendant uses necessary, reasonable and proportionate force to defend themselves or another from imminent attack. It is a complete defence to all non-sexual offences involving the unlawful use of force (anything from battery to murder). Because the defence results in a complete acquittal ...
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 ...
Four individuals have been arrested in connection with an Alabama shooting that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old mother. Officer Truman Fitzgerald tells PEOPLE that Facebook live videos ...
The right of self-defense (also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for people to use reasonable or defensive force, for the purpose of defending one's own life (self-defense) or the lives of others, including, in certain circumstances, the use of ...
Witnesses told the news broadcaster that most of the more than 20 victims are teens, though that information has not been confirmed by law enforcement. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirmed ...
An Alabama man is accused of killing his wife along with four children, between the ages of 2 and 9, in a Thursday night shooting that shocked the rural central community where they lived. Brandon ...
A 2016 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association compared homicide rates in Florida following the passage of its "stand your ground" self-defense law to the rates in four control states, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia, which have no similar laws. It found that the law was associated with a 24.4% increase in homicide and ...
A shooting at a crowded party in Alabama's capital left 13 people injured — nine of whom were shot, officials said Sunday. Mayor Steven L. Reed said in a statement that police and medics ...