Instructions,
Please number each question and write out each question before answering. For ease of reading, make sure to properly indent and space. Do not just submit your response and run everything together. You must cite your source of information for each question.
The book used for this course is either:
California Criminal Law Concepts 2018 Edition 19th Edition ISBN 9781323828441, Author is Hunt, Publisher is Pearson.
California Criminal Law Concepts 2018 Edition 19th Edition ISBN 9780136744757, Author is Hunt, Publisher is Pearson.
Deadly Force
There are two parts of this Discussion Topic. Respond to number one and two. Please cite California Penal Code.
1. Research Tennessee v. Garner (U. S. Supreme Court 1985 )
What was the central legal issue in this case? Do you agree with the ruling of the court? Why or why not?
2. A female college student awakened to the sound of glass being smashed. She grabbed her trusty 12-gauge shotgun and fired one round through the front door, killing the intruder. Was she justified in using deadly force?
a. Would it be okay if she fired as he climbed through a window?
b. Suppose the intruder was a drunken neighbor who mistook her apartment for his own?
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