OK... I wasn't thinking Castle Law
When I read your post, I wasn't thinking Castle Law, but straight self defense under non-Castle law circumstances.
Texas has had a form of Castle Law since 2007. Under circumstances (home, vehicle and business) where the Castle Law might apply, the law creates a rebuttable presumption that the shooting was justified under the Castle Law. The state must rebut that presumption.
At the same time, Texas eliminated the duty to retreat in both Castle and straight self defense circumstances. The duty to retreat was not a part of Texas law when I was in Law School, but was added sometime later. It is gone again and good riddance.
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Wildcat,
2015-05-18, 18:52
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- Defense of Others is Alive and Well in Kansas - Cherokee, 2015-05-18, 19:24
- How's the Mom? Is drug Brother still living at home? -
Rob Leahy,
2015-05-18, 23:33
- How's the Mom? Is drug Brother still living at home? -
Wildcat,
2015-05-19, 06:39
- Good to hear. - Rob Leahy, 2015-05-19, 10:31
- How's the Mom? Is drug Brother still living at home? -
Wildcat,
2015-05-19, 06:39
- Texas is a somewhat different. -
Charles,
2015-05-19, 17:00
- Your law is the same as ours until 2010. -
Wildcat,
2015-05-20, 08:25
- OK... I wasn't thinking Castle Law - Charles, 2015-05-26, 12:49
- Your law is the same as ours until 2010. -
Wildcat,
2015-05-20, 08:25