Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 2, this act does not modify the common law of this state in existence on October 1, 2006 regarding the duty to retreat before using deadly force or force other than deadly force.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.973
Duty to retreat; effect of act on common law
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case People v. Moreno (2012)
Most recently applied in People v. Moreno (April 2012)
2006, Act 309, Eff
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