People v. Mungin’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The evidence established that following the first altercation between the parties, the defendant went to a friend’s house, obtained a shotgun and shells, returned to the scene and sought out the decedent. Even assuming that the decedent did grab for his knife when the defendant approached him with the shotgun in hand, the defendant concededly had the ability to withdraw and retreat from the encounter but instead chose to resort to more than necessary force to allegedly defend himself. In view of these facts, the defense of justification was not available to the defendant as a matter of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 211 F. Supp. 2d 377 - Davis v. Strack