 | Thomas Oliver Selfridge - Murder - 1807 - 182 pages
...him. And lie is not oblij,eo to retreat, but may pursue his adversary, until he has secured hnr.self .from all danger ; and if he kill him in so doing, it is justifiable i>elfdefence. Bin a bare fear, l,owever well grounded, unaccompanied ,lky any open act, indicative... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - Law - 1810 - 202 pages
...known felony, such as murder, rape, robbery, arson, burglary, and the like upon either. In these cases, he is not obliged to retreat, but may pursue his adversary...all danger ; and if he kill him in so doing, it is called justifiable self-defence : as, on the other hand, the killing by such felons of any person,... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 584 pages
...(8) In cases of justifiable homicide, a man is not obliged to retreat in the first instance, and he may pursue his adversary until he has secured himself...all danger, and if he kill him in so doing, it is still justifiable selfdefence. But a bare fear of any of these attacks, however well grounded, as that... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 576 pages
...(8) In cases of justifiable homicide, a man is not obliged to retreat in the first instance, and he may pursue his adversary until he has secured himself...all danger, and if he kill him in so doing, it is still justifiable selfdefence. But a bare fear of any of these attacks, however well grounded, as that... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Civil procedure - 1833 - 1020 pages
...burglary, and the like. («) In these cases he is not obliged to retreat, but may resist, and even pursue his adversary, until he has secured himself from all danger ; and if he even kill him in so doing, it is called and considered justifiable self-defence ; (n) and although... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - Evidence, Criminal - 1840 - 908 pages
...[*713 ] commit a known felony, such as rape, robbery, *arson, burglary, or the like. In these cases he is not obliged to retreat, but may pursue his adversary...kill him -in so doing, it is justifiable self-defence ; as on the other hand, the killing by such felons, of any person so lawfully defending himself, will... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour - Criminal law - 1841 - 834 pages
...surprise, to commit a known felony, such as rape, robbery, arson, burglary, or the like. In these cases he is not obliged to retreat, but may pursue his adversary...and if he kill him in so doing, it is justifiable self defence ; as, on the other hand, the killing by such felons of any person so lawfully defending... | |
 | Massachusetts. Commissioners on Criminal Law - Criminal law - 1844 - 448 pages
...Law, 494 ; 1 East, PC 271.) In these caaes, says Mr. East, the party defending himself or his property is not obliged to retreat, " but may pursue his adversary...all danger ; and if he kill him in so doing, it is called justifiable self-defence." (East, PC 272.) The Stat. 24 H. 8, c. 5, which Mr. East (PC 272)... | |
 | Dueling - 1846 - 110 pages
...plainly shows an intent to murder him, as by discharging a pistol, or pushing at him with a drawn sword, he has secured himself from all danger ; and if he kill him in so doing, it is called justifiable self-defence : as on the other hand, the killing by : such blows of any person so... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1854 - 930 pages
...surprise, to commit a known felony, such as rape, robbery, arson, burglary, or the like; and in these cases he is not obliged to retreat, but may pursue his adversary until he has freed himself from all danger. — 1 East's PC 271-2; Fos. 271. In other cases, the law requires the... | |
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... upon either. In these cases he is not obliged to retreat, but may pursue his adversary until he has secured himself from all danger; and if he kill him in so doing, it is called justifiable self-defence... 
