Thursday, February 18, 2010

Home Invasion Gone Wrongharrington Can A Person Really Go To Jail For Defending Themself From Home Invasion?

Can a person really go to jail for defending themself from home invasion? - home invasion gone wrongharrington

I have heard that in Mountain Home, Idaho, and Knoxville, TN. Is not this a message to criminals that it is acceptable to steal Anybody Home? The owner of Idaho was in a wheelchair, and lowered home intruder Scott Free.

9 comments:

Gin Yass said...

Well, I'm not sure, Idaho, but I'm from Tennessee and it is not common practice. Tennessee, like many other states that allows citizens to carry weapons on their person, have recently approved the "Castle Doctrine". Florida was the first to do so. The name is so because it began centuries ago, as kings, dukes, lords, etc., a law that someone who has killed legally ask for verification or even looked like they would try to enter the castle. Well, here's how it works in the United States if someone tried to enter his house, and especially if they can be an immediate danger to you or your property and your family, kill you. In other words, you can kill them, without charges against them. If you have in your house, you can defend themselves by all means necessary, and amended the legislation in force and before the "Castle Doctrine". I know that in Tennessee, we may weapons openly in public, in order to take note of a permit for firearms certification luggage. If someone is in danger of his lifeEleven or another, can eliminate the threat by all means, if an imminent threat. If you are on the run, even if she has just shot his wife, the danger passed, and you can not shoot them. Personally, I try to a fight in court, but the way the law is being printed.

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TyranusX... said...

Probably not. I would be surprised if a jury someone to convert for defending themselves.

Depends on where you live, may, in some states, you shoot and ask questions later, to be vulnerable, some countries more

jurydoc said...

Wow, lots of details missing in this edition. If you kill someone in your house, but she runs to the door when it is discovered that it is, then yes, you can be prosecuted. Can you protect against damage, but not their property with deadly force. Without further details it is difficult to give a more accurate answer to your question.

eentweed... said...

Shoot to kill are, then questions.

SLAYER said...

It depends on how much force is used, you can only use deadly force when confronted with deadly force! ~!

Magic Matt said...

Depending on your state laws regarding what is allowed.
In all that you take appropriate steps if you fear your life (or serious bodily injury or rape), or life, etc. are. another person.

No state that if you do not get trapped in your home.
Florida laws very good personal protective equipment.
Texas used to be able to use deadly force in the night on his property, if only to protect property, but I think that has changed now.

dmg1969 said...

Depends what you mean by the defense. If someone in your house and threaten you with death or serious bodily injury, you can meet the amount of force necessary to stop the threat. And threaten that I do not mean verbally say they will cut the throats of 20 meters. You need the means (knife) and the ability to (almost) to carry out the threat.

In short, you can not kill just to get someone into the house. However, some states have so-called Castle Doctrine which means having, in essence, you will be your living room to the castle and no reason for a portrait of a threat and to defend their position.

Condor said...

In all of America can not go to jail for nothing. Like OJ Simpson, his property that had been stolen and is now responsible for all the crimes that went to fetch the book. But the real thieves are free and good.

lonewolf... said...

You can thank people like the ACLU that this kind of stupidity. Case not shoot, stop, shoot, you go for the money. You can not complain if they can not breathe.

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