Re: The Saga Of Joe Horn: Texas Man Cleared In Shotgun Shootings

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:08:57 -0500, "Nigel Brooks" <nbrooks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"D. Spencer Hines" <panther@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Please show us the full statute.
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>> DSH
>> Lux et Veritas et Libertas
>> Vires et Honor
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>> "Nigel Brooks" <nbrooks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> In fact, the People of the State of Texas have further defined their 
>>> right to use Deadly Force in protection of their property as recently
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>>> this year - when the Castle Doctrine took effect in law.  Now under
the 
>>> law a citizen has no responsibility to retreat prior to using deadly 
>>> force.
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>It's in Section 9.31(e)  of the Texas Penal Code:
http://tinyurl.com/2u9x57
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>(e)  A person who has a right to be present at the location
>where the force is used, who has not provoked the person against
>whom the force is used, and who is not engaged in criminal activity
>at the time the force is used is not required to retreat before
>using force as described by this section."
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>Here's a news account of the Bill signing last year
>http://tinyurl.com/yod8uo
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There is also the "Sumofa***** just needed killin" defense.
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