05-24-2012, 12:10 PM
The "belief" by him that his life was in mortal danger is the real question, and in reality is the determining factor if a person uses deadly force or not.
Being in fear for your life is the yard stick.
You have probably figured out that that level of fear is different for everyone, it will be very tough to prove where that line is for Z by the prosecution.
If Z says I was in fear for my life the prosecution will have to prove that he wasn't, tough job as far as I'm concerned.
Being in fear for your life is the yard stick.
You have probably figured out that that level of fear is different for everyone, it will be very tough to prove where that line is for Z by the prosecution.
If Z says I was in fear for my life the prosecution will have to prove that he wasn't, tough job as far as I'm concerned.
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John Adams
John Adams