| Georgia - 1837 - 1082 sider
...the law in advancement of public justice ; in self-defence, or in defence of habitation, property or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors...violence or surprise to commit a felony on either ; or against any persons who manifestly intend and endeavor in a riotous and tumultuous manner to enter... | |
| Henry Roscoe - 1840 - 908 sider
...down by Mr. East. A man rhay repel force by force in defence of his person, habitation, or property, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to [*713 ] commit a known felony, such as rape, robbery, *arson, burglary, or the like. In these cases... | |
| Oliver Lorenzo Barbour - 1841 - 834 sider
...down by Mr. East : A man may repel force by force in defence of his person, habitation, or property ; against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a known felony, such as rape, robbery, arson, burglary, or the like. In these cases he is not obliged... | |
| Illinois - 1845 - 766 sider
...the killing of a human being in necessary self defence or in the defence of habitation, property or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to commit a known felony, such as murder, rape, robbery, burglary and the like, upon either person or property,... | |
| Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1853 - 884 sider
...killing of a human being in necessary self-defence, or in defence of habitation, person or property, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a known felony. A bare fear of those offences to prevent which the homicide ia alleged to have been committed,... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - 1884 - 922 sider
...one may kill another in selfWilson vi. The Sute. defence, or in defence of habitation, property or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors...violence or surprise to commit a felony on either. Section 4331 simply provides that a bare fear shall not be sufficient to justify such killing, and... | |
| Louisiana. Supreme Court - 1851 - 838 sider
...principle in these words: "A man may repel force by force in defence of his person, habitation or property, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to commit a known felony, such as murder, rape, robbery, arson and the like, upon either. In these cases he is... | |
| Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1860 - 600 sider
...Com. 180. A man may repel force by force in defense of his person, habitation or property, against any one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to commit a known felony on either, and if he kill him in so doing, it is justifiable homicide: — 1 East PC 271;... | |
| California, Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder - 1853 - 1108 sider
...a human being in justifiable hominecessary self-defence, or in defence of habitation, property, or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony, or against any person or persons who COMPILED LAWS OF CALIFORNIA. Killing In selfdefence, when justifiable.... | |
| William H. R. Wood - 1857 - 834 sider
...is the killing of a human being in necessary self-defense, or in defense of habitation, property, or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony, or against any person or persons who manifestly intend and endeavor, in a violent, (1) People r. Gill,... | |
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