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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2023 · 50 MIN

Are MISTAKES Allowed in SELF-DEFENSE?

from The Andrew Branca Show

You use deadly defensive force because you believe your attacker is coming at you with a knife in hand, and you kill that aggressor--but it later turns out the "knife" was merely a large, black magic marker.  In fact, you were MISTAKEN about the threat you perceived.Does that mistake invalidate your legal justification of self-defense?Exactly just this mistake happened to Denver police recently, and this week the local prosecutor released his written decision on whether to charge the officers involved.In today's Law of Self Defense show we cover that event, the DA's charging decision, and the general legal principles around mistakes in self-defense.Join me LIVE at Noon ET to discuss!Learn the Self-Defense Law you NEED to BE HARD TO CONVICT, for FREE!Grab your own copy of our best-selling guide to self-defense law for FREE!"The Law of Self Defense: Principles" is our best-selling, plain-English explanation of your legal privilege to use even deadly force in defense of yourself, your family, and others--AND MAKE YOURSELF HARD TO CONVICT!DON'T WAIT until you're actually ATTACKED--by then it will be TOO LATE!---> Get your copy for FREE (except for S&H) by clicking HERE RIGHT NOW!Disclaimer - Content is for educational & entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute legal advice.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

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You use deadly defensive force because you believe your attacker is coming at you with a knife in hand, and you kill that aggressor--but it later turns out the "knife" was merely a large, black magic marker. In fact, you were MISTAKEN about the threat you perceived. Does that mistake invalidate your legal justification of self-defense? Exactly just this mistake happened to Denver police recently, and this week the local prosecutor released his written decision on whether to charge t...

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