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self-defense or crime
if you are assaulted by someone else first...then you kill the person b/c you're trying to protect yourself..would you go to jail?
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Well, since it's self defense, probably not, but you'd need an extremely good/expensive lawyer to save your ass. So, it's likely that you will be put in jail.
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Technically no, because it was in self-defense. It would most likely be a really long court struggle to make people believe that and you'd have to have a really really good lawyer, but it's possible that you wouldn't have to go to jail.
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Depends on how good your lawyer is. If you spend $500,000 on a lawyer, it's very likely you'll get free. But if you use a state-appointed one, you'll probably get a lesser murder conviction, probably max 7 years in prison.
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You are talking about justifiable homicide.
I searched google: "justifiable homicide definition" and this came up at the top of the page, if you so care to look into it any further:
"Web definitions for Justifiable homicide
A non-criminal homicide, usually committed in self-defense or in defense of another, may be called justifiable homicide in some cases. A homicide may be considered justified if it is done to prevent a very serious crime, such as rape, armed robbery, or murder. The assailant's intent to commit a serious crime must be clear at the time. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justifiable_homicide"
If it is deemed justifiable homicide (which may be hard to prove), then no, you wouldn't go to jail.
You have the right to defend yourself, even in a "kill or be killed" situation.
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In theory no, you shouldnt. But there is a chance of it. Especially if the other person didnt have a weapon, and you did. A lot of the specifics also vary by state. You can trying doing a google search for your state name + "self defence". For example
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yes, that would be exseive force, you can go to jail
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