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Commonwealth v. Steele, 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 549 (PA Superior Court 2020)

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Commonwealth v. Steele, 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 549 (PA Superior Court 2020) Superior Court of Pennsylvania July 6, 2020, Decided; July 6, 2020, Filed No. 23 WDA 2019 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 549 | 2020 PA Super 156 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN STEELE, Appellant Judges: BEFORE: STABILE, J., KUNSELMAN, J., and PELLEGRINI, […]

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Crider v. State, 2020 Ga. App. LEXIS 410 (GA Ct. App. 2020)

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Crider v. State, 2020 Ga. App. LEXIS 410 (GA Ct. App. 2020) Self-defense v. accident, opening the door to character evidence, failure to meet burden of production loses self-defense jury instruction Court of Appeals of Georgia, First Division June 29, 2020, Decided A20A0527. 2020 Ga. App. LEXIS 410 | 2020 WL 3496327 CRIDER v. THE

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Cole v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4798 (TX Ct. App. 2020)

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Cole v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4798 (TX Ct. App. 2020) Self-defense requires confession of underlying conduct. Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo June 29, 2020, Decided No. 07-19-00230-CR 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4798 GARY ANTHONY COLE, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE Judges: Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS,

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Paredes-Ruiz v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4619 (TX Ct. app. 1st 2020)

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Paredes-Ruiz v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4619 (TX Ct. app. 1st 2020) Directed verdicts, how do they work? Self-defense as confession and avoidance defense. Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston June 23, 2020, Opinion Issued 01-19-00200-CR 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4619 ALAIN PAREDES-RUIZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Judges: Panel

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People v. Chen, 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 553 (CA Ct. App. 4th 2020)

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People v. Chen, 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 553 (CA Ct. App. 4th 2020) Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two June 18, 2020, Opinion Filed E071585 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 553 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. YI CHIH CHEN, Defendant and Appellant. Counsel: Timothy Allen Scott and Nicolas O. Jimenez, for

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State v. Batey, 2020 W. Va. LEXIS 399 (WV Supreme Court 2020)

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State v. Batey, 2020 W. Va. LEXIS 399 (WV Supreme Court 2020) Expert witness denied Sentencing consecutively, and more for endangerment than for attempted murder Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia June 18, 2020, Filed, Issued No. 19-0511 2020 W. Va. LEXIS 399 State of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent vs. Kenneth A. Batey

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Baker v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4444 (TX Ct. App. 2020)

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Baker v. State, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4444 (TX Ct. App. 2020) Message: In a self-defense case it’s also the deceased who is “on trial.” Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo June 12, 2020, Decided No. 07-19-00048-CR 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 4444 MATTHEW JAMES BAKER, APPELLANT v. STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE Judges: Before

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Gardhigh v. State, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 448 (GA Supreme Court 2020)

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Gardhigh v. State, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 448 (GA Supreme Court 2020) Self-defense immunity Proportionality Credibility, inconsistent statements Death by fist Supreme Court of Georgia June 16, 2020, Decided S20A0227, S20X0228. 2020 Ga. LEXIS 448 GARDHIGH v. THE STATE.THE STATE v. GARDHIGH. Judges: NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. All the Justices concur. Opinion by: NAHMIAS Opinion Nahmias, Presiding

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