Hey folks, In this episode of our Cases of the Week show we cover an appellate court decision out of Pennsylvania handed down just yesterday, which illustrates the necessity of a narrative of self-defense being based an actual evidence, from which reasonable inferences of a threat can be made, and not merely based on a …
Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week Show, for the week ending May 29, 2020, includes three of the most important and interesting appellate court decisions (case law) on use-of-force cases in the last week out of the following states: Ohio, Florida, and Alaska If your state wasn’t in that list, don’t lose interest, …
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Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week Show, for the week ending May 22, 2020, includes the three most important and interesting appellate court decisions (case law) on use-of-force cases in the last week out of the following states: Montana, Kansas, and Michigan If your state wasn’t in that list, don’t lose interest, you …
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Hey folks, In this episode we cover three of the most notable appellate court use-of-force decisions of the last week. People v. Stevenson, 2020 Mich. App. LEXIS 3376 (MI Ct. App. 2020) Involving a a crack-fueled ménage à trois, and a denied jury instruction on defense of others. Branham v. State, 2020 Ind. App. Unpub. …
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Ahmaud Arbery: GA Citizens Arrest Law: May 12, 2020 Georgia’s citizens arrest statute: §17-4-60 Grounds for arrest Georgia’s felony burglary statute §16-7-1. Burglary Remember: You carry a gun so you’re hard to kill. Know the law so you’re hard to convict! Stay safe! –Andrew Attorney Andrew F. Branca Law of Self Defense LLC Law of …
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Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week, for the week ending May 8, 2020, includes the three most important and interesting appellate court decisions (case law) on use-of-force cases in the last week out of the following states: Pennsylvania, Texas, and Georgia (Supreme Court!) If your state wasn’t in that list, don’t lose interest, …
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Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week, for the week ending May 1, 2020, takes an unusual focus on just a single appellate court decision, from the Supreme Court of Tennessee, handed down this past Wednesday, April 30. Normally we’ll review several decisions in each of these episodes, but this particular Tennessee case was packed …
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Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week, for the week ending April 24, 2020, includes the four most important and interesting appellate court decisions (case law) on use-of-force cases in the last week out of the following states: Georgia, Indiana, Montana, and a brief mention of a decision out of Arizona If your state wasn’t …
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Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week, for the week ending April 17, 2020, includes the four most important and interesting appellate court decisions (case law) on use-of-force cases in the last week out of the following states: Colorado, District of Columbia, Minnesota, Florida If your state wasn’t in that list, don’t lose interest, you …
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Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week, for the week ending April 10, 2020, includes the three most important and interesting appellate court decisions (case law) on use-of-force cases in the last week out of the following states: Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Wyoming If your state wasn’t in that list, don’t lose interest, you can …
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