The Castle Doctrine | Exception to the duty to retreat before using deadly self-defense if a party is in YOUR home

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'...restriction on self-defense is the rule to retreat. In jurisdictions that follow the rule to retreat, a party is not entitled to a defense of self-defense unless they first tried to mitigate the necessity of force by fleeing the situation, so long as retreating could be done safely. That said, in jurisdictions that follow the castle doctrine, this restriction has an exception for parties in their own home. A party in their own home does not have a duty to retreat and, therefore, is entitled to a defense of self-defense so long as the other requirements of the defense are met. The castle doctrine exists in both common law and Model Penal Code jurisdictions. [Last updated in July of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]...'

Reference: www.law.cornell.edu
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Biden America | Security guard shot in back of head trying to break up fight at high school football game

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Security guard shot in back of head trying to break up fight at high school football game

'The gunfire erupted just after 4 p.m. in a parking lot outside Thomas R. Proctor High School, the city’s police department said. ...The violent group had been turned away from the varsity game against nearby Binghamton High School by another member of the school’s law enforcement just moments before the shooting, according to Utica Police Chief Mark Williams. ...'

Reference: nypost.com
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