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He would leave my house with the police or the coroner. He made the decision to unlawfully enter my home and will not be allowed to leave without the escort above.
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GeauxTide, you probably ought to get yourself some qualified legal advice before acting in that manner, and having posted that discoverable statement on line, you should probably let someone else handle the intruder should the occasion arise.
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Code of Alabama - Title 13A: Criminal Code - Section 13A-3-27 - Use of force in making an arrest or preventing an escape
(g) A private person acting on his own account is justified in using physical force upon another person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it necessary to effect an arrest or to prevent the escape from custody of an arrested person whom he reasonably believes has committed a felony and who in fact has committed that felony, but he is justified in using deadly physical force for the purpose only when he reasonably believes it necessary to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force.
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http://law.onecle.com/alabama/crimin.../13A-3-27.html