Laronde v. Lopez, 2020 Md. App. LEXIS 102 (MD Ct. Spec. App. 2020) Court of Special Appeals of Maryland February 3, 2020, Filed LOSD Summary: This is an interesting case in which a suspended police officer, Laronde, who was to testify about a police beating in a criminal trial found himself in the corridor outside […]
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State v. Coleman, 2020 Del. Super. LEXIS 70 (RI Superior Court 2020) Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle October 17, 2019, Submitted; January 31, 2020, Decided LOSD Summary: This murder case involves elements of mutual combat of the deadly force variety, and otherwise overwhelming evidence counter to a claim of self-defense. The decision discusses many
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White v. State, 2020 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 61 (TN Ct. Crim. App. 2020) Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, At Nashville September 17, 2019, Assigned on Briefs; February 3, 2020 LOSD Summary: This case involves issues around the introduction by defense of specialized knowledge intended to support a claim of self-defense (in this case,
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State v. Wilkins, 2020 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 55 (TN Ct. Crim. App. 2020) Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, At Jackson December 3, 2019, Assigned on Briefs; January 31, 2020, Filed LOSD Summary: This case is interesting largely because it highlights the very poor drafting of Tennessee’s self-defense statute, making it very difficult to
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State v. Young, 2020 S.C. LEXIS 7 (SC Supreme Court 2020) Supreme Court of South Carolina LOSD Summary: This is a really interesting case involving doctrines of mutual combat, regaining innocence, transferred intent, collective liability as accomplice, and more. Also, there’s an interesting dissent arguing against the expansion of mutual combat doctrine into transferred intent
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State v. Jones, 2020-Ohio-281 (OH Ct. App. 1st 2020) Court of Appeals of Ohio, First Appellate District, Hamilton County LOSD Summary: This appellate decision notes a considerable quantity of trial judge errors, including the mistaken application of hearsay rules, and incorrect decisions on admissibility of character evidence. It also notes the nature of a claim
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State v. Jones, 2020 N.M. App. LEXIS 6 (NM Ct. App. 2020) Court of Appeals of New Mexico LOSD Summary: This case involves a claim of defense of another to justify resistance to a purportedly unlawful arrest involving excessive force. February 4, 2020, Filed No. A-1-CA-37558 2020 N.M. App. LEXIS 6 STATE OF NEW MEXICO,
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Pace v. State, 2020 Miss. App. LEXIS 26 (MS Ct. App. 2020) Court of Appeals of Mississippi LOSD Summary: This case is interesting in part because it unusually involves a death by sword—indeed, it’s about a victim who brought a pocketknife to what turned out to be a sword fight, with the outcome you might
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People v. French, 2020 IL App (3d) 170220 (IL Ct. App. 2rd 2020) Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District January 31, 2020, Opinion Filed LOSD Summary: This case is interesting in part because it unusually involves a death inflicted by bow & arrow. The appeal is based in part on a denied self-defense instruction by
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People v. Palomar, 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 82 (CA Ct. App. 2nd 2020) Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Six LOSD Summary: Defendant punches victim, victim falls to ground, hits head, and dies. Normally a thrown fist is deemed only non-deadly force, but on the unusual facts of this case the thrown
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