Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "self-defense act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.971
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Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Hoven v. Walgreen Co. (2014)
Most recently applied in People of Michigan v. Alex Jay Adamowicz (October 2018)
2006, Act 309, Eff
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