CRM/LAW C144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Model Penal Code, Deadly Force, Civil Death
14 Jun 2017
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Deadly force, defense of necessity and duress, and intoxication. The 6th amendment in the constitution: doesn"t identify it as a jury of your peers. The idea of jury of peers comes from cases in the court, precedents, etc. The actual concept of a jury of peers traces back to the magna cartum. Civil death: once you"re convicted of a felony, you lose your civil rights forever (florida) Durham: game warden was allowed to use deadly force under the theory of self-defense because he was confronted with deadly force, he was not forced to retreat because he is an officer of the law. Under old common law, police could use deadly force to effectuate a felony arrest, and that"s what happens in tennessee v. garner. At about 10:45pm on october 3, 1974, memphis police officers elton hymon and leslie. Wright were dispatched to answer a prowler inside call .
