- State v Abbott- there was a fight b/w Scarano and ∆. A jury could find Scarano as the aggressor. His dad joined the fight armed w/ a hatchet, and his mom w/ a knife. All of the Scarano’s were hit w the hatchet. ∆ claimed that they were hit while struggling for the hatchet. A jury could find that ∆ intentionally inflicted the blows.
- A person has a duty to retreat before using deadly force to defend himself, but he need only retreat where he knows that he can do so w/ complete safety.
- The burden is on the ∆ to produce evidence to support the defense.
- The state has the burden or proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defense is not true.
- One need not retreat before using non-deadly force.
- “No retreat” advocates The manly thing is to hold one’s ground and society should not demand what smacks of cowardice
- You must retreat when you can do so w/ complete safety (believes v. knows degree of confidence)
- When deciding if someone knows it you must look to the totality of the circumstances
- “complete safety”- can you stand your ground and kill if you think that if you run away he will throw a twig at you
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State v. Abbott case brief
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