 | 1919 - 1828 pages
...right of the defendant to kill the deceased on freedom from fault, and on defendant's honest belief that his life was in danger, or that he was in danger of grievous bodily harm. This is an incorrect statement of the rule. A man has not the right [2 ALR to... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 664 pages
...preponderance of the evidence that the deceased made a hostile demonstration against him justifying his belief that his life was in danger or that he was in danger of great bodily harm, so that proof of prior threats was properly rejected. 14. Homicide c- I'm ( t »—Whether... | |
 | Alabama. Court of Appeals, Lawrence H. Lee - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 784 pages
...without greatly increasing the danger, and that King fired the fatal shot under the reasonable belief that his life was in danger, or that he was in danger of suffering great bodily harm, then you must find the defendant not guilty. (5) While the laws says that,... | |
 | Kansas. Supreme Court, Elliot V. Banks, William Craw Webb, Asa Maxson Fitz Randolph, Gasper Christopher Clemens, Thomas Emmet Dewey, Llewellyn James Graham, Oscar Leopold Moore, Earl Hilton Hatcher, Howard Franklin McCue - Law reports, digests, etc - 1912 - 1010 pages
...by said William F. Bleisner and assaulted the defendant in such a manner as to cause him to believe that his life was in danger, or that he was in danger of some great bodily harm, then the defendant would have the legal right to defend himself even to the... | |
 | Law - 1877 - 592 pages
...own, under oath, in the presence of the jury, that at the time of the fatal shot he really believed his life was in danger, or that he was in danger of receiving great bodily injury. It was a fact proper be be considered and weighed by the jury, as to... | |
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... defendant that his life was In danger, or that he was In danger of serious bodily Injury, and thus justify his act. 
