 | Georgia - Law - 1837 - 1082 pages
...in advancement of public justice ; in 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 on either ; or against any persons who manifestly intend and endeavor in a riotous and tumultuous... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - Evidence, Criminal - 1840 - 908 pages
...thus laid 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 - Criminal law - 1841 - 834 pages
...thus laid 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 to retreat, but... | |
 | Illinois - Illinois - 1845 - 766 pages
...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, or against any... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 884 pages
...homicide is the 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, shall... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 666 pages
...necessary self-defence, or in defence of habitation, person or property against one who manifests, intends, or endeavors by violence or surprise, to commit a known felony ; and, if in this case the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant had reasonable cause to... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1884 - 922 pages
...justifiable homicide is the killing of a human being in self-defence or in defence of his person or property against one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to commit a felony on either ; you will also see from the sections I -have read that a bare fear of any of these... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1849 - 680 pages
...justifiable homicide to kill a human being in 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 on either. The 13th section declares, that " a bare fear of any of those offences, to prevent... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1851 - 838 pages
...the 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 not obliged to... | |
 | 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 - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 600 pages
...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; Foster, 273... | |
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When resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily injury upon any person; or, 2. When committed in defense of habitation, property, or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence... 
