99 Conn. App. 736 - State v. Hunter’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
March 2017
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gordon v. Tobias · State v. Santiago · State v. Duntz · State v. Ramos · Blais v. the Beacon Mutual Ins. Company
Most-quoted passages
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“Self-defense is raised by way of justification, and when such defense is asserted the state shall have the burden of disproving such defense beyond a reasonable doubt. ... Whether the defense of the justified use of ... force, properly raised at trial, has been disproved by the state is a question of fact for the [fact finder], to be determined from all the evidence in the case and the reasonable inferences drawn from that evidence. ... As long as the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to allow the [fact finder] reasonably to conclude that the state had met its burden of persuasion, the [fact finder's determination of guilt] will be sustained.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A] person is justified in using reasonable physical force upon another person to defend himself ... from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of physical force, and he may use such degree of force which he reasonably believes to be necessary for such purpose; except that deadly physical force may not be used unless the actor reasonably believes that such other person is (1) using or about to use deadly physical force, or (2) inflicting or about to inflict great bodily harm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“a person is not justified in using physical force when ... he is the initial aggressor, except that his use of physical force upon another person under such circumstances is justifiable if he withdraws from the encounter and effectively communicates to such other person his intent to do so, but such other person notwithstanding continues or threatens the use of physical force ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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