Attorney Andrew Branca

CO: Does Attempted Home Invasion Trigger “Make My Day”?

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A Colorado Springs CO  homeowner shot and killed a man trying to break into his home this past Saturday night, according to the Washington Times and other news sources. It appears that local police have determined that the use of force was lawful, in that the homeowner was protecting his residence and family, although no […]

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Zimmerman to Plead No Contest to Stalking Charges

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Various news reports, including this one, are reporting that George Zimmerman is expected to plead no contest to charges of misdemeanor stalking. The charges stem from a blizzard of angry voicemail messages and text messages purportedly made by Zimmerman to the private investigator hired by “producer” Jay Z as part of the production of the

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COTW: Will US Supreme Court Allow Cops’ Suit Against Marilyn Mosby?

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The Baltimore police officers who are suing State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby for maliciously investigating and defaming them when she criminally charging them over the death of Freddie Gray while he was in police custody have appealed the 4th Circuit’s dismissal of their case to the US Supreme Court, according to the Baltimore Sun. A copy

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SHOW: Martial Arts, Bad Prosecutors & 4 State Sale!

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Here’s the weekly Law of Self Defense Show for October 10, 2018!   In this episode we discussed: Self-defense in the context of martial arts Holding bad prosecutors accountable 50% sale on state-specific DVDs for PA, IN, KY and NE, valid ONLY THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14! Pennsylvania:  http://www.lawofselfdefense.com/pennsylvaniadvd Indiana:  http://www.lawofselfdefense.com/indianadvd Kentucky:  http://www.lawofselfdefense.com/kentuckydvd Nebraska:  http://www.lawofselfdefense.com/nebraskadvd I

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No Surprise: Police Shooter of Laquan McDonald Convicted

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Not that it ought to be any surprise to anybody who looked at the evidence, but Chicago Police Department officer Jason Van Dyke has just been found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, reports FOX News and other sources. There was a hypothetical narrative under which Officer

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INTERVIEW: Andrew on Out of Order Gun Rights Podcast

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Hey folks, This is an unusual “Law of Self Defense Show” because it’s being done as a recording rather than live–unfortunately, events are keeping me from being available live at the normal Wednesday 2PM Eastern live show time.  This is a recording of my recent interview by James Kaleda of the Out of Order Gun

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COTW: Speculative Fear Inadequate to Justify Use-of-Force

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This week’s case comes out of California’s Court of Appeal, in a decision filed just last Monday (People v. Gregory). It involves two particularly interesting facets of self-defense law: a speculative threat, and provocation with intent. This week we’ll address the speculative threat, and we’ll address provocation with intent next week. Late Night Party, Booze,

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No Indictment of Police in Tamir Rice Shooting

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Today, a Cleveland grand jury declined to indict two Cleveland Police Department officers over the November 2014 killing of Tamir Rice, as reported by ClickOnDetroit.  We’ve posted repeatedly on the shooting of 12-year-old Rice by Cleveland police officers, including: VIDEO: Shooting of Tamir Rice by Police Goes to Grand Jury (6/4/2015) Cleveland Tries Out Baltimore Justice, Ignores Facts

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Two Independent Reviews: Shooting of Tamir Rice “Reasonable”

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Two independent reviews of the 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice have concluded that the officers responsible acted appropriately under the circumstances–a conclusion we shared with Legal Insurrection readers four months ago. The Narrative: Back in November 2014 Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann (who is white) shot and killed Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old, in a

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Cleveland Tries Out Baltimore Justice, Ignores Facts in Tamir Rice Shooting

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It appears that black activists in Detroit are so impressed with how Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby is doing in Baltimore that they’ve adopted the same strategy in Cleveland, based on reports by Cleveland.com. Exactly a week ago we provided an update on the case of Tamir Rice, a black 14-year-old who was shot and killed by

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