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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Mon Nov 1, 2021, 04:37 PM Nov 2021

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Besides Texas, has any state ever had a de facto "he needed shootin'" defense to a murder charge?

No special reason to ask---- just curious.

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Besides Texas, has any state ever had a de facto "he needed shootin'" defense to a murder charge? (Original Post) Atticus Nov 2021 OP

Florida regnaD kciN Nov 2021 #1

Of course. sop Nov 2021 #2

Missouri- sarisataka Nov 2021 #3

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)

1. Florida

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 04:41 PM

Nov 2021

Of course.

sop

(10,193 posts)

2. Of course.

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 04:44 PM

Nov 2021

sarisataka

(18,663 posts)

3. Missouri-

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 05:07 PM

Nov 2021

Not a defense per se but no charges because no one saw a thing

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy

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