Wallace v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““Section 13A-3-23(b) provides a qualified exception to the common-law 'rule that required a person to retreat rather than use deadly physical force if that person can retreat without increasing his or her peril. See Kyser v. State, 513 So.2d 68 (Ala.Crim.App.1987) (setting forth the standard concerning a person’s duty to retreat under the common law and under a prior version of. § 13A-3-23). Section 13A-3-23(b) exempts people who are not engaged in an unlawful activity and are in any place where they have the right to be from the common-law rule.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Malone v. State

2. ““A person who is justified under subsection (a) in using physical force, including deadly physical force, and who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and is in any place where he or she has the right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Malone v. State