VanBrackle v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
May 2016
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 403rd Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Illinois v. Vitale · Almanza v. State · Hayes v. State · Williams v. State · Granger v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“§ 9.31. Self-Defense (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person is justified in using force against another when and to the degree he reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful force. . . . . § 9.32. Deadly Force in Defense of Person (a) A person is justified in using deadly force against another: (1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.31; (2) if a reasonable person in the actor's situation would not have retreated; and (3) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary: (A) to protect himself against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force; or (B) to prevent the other's imminent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Johnson v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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