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October 10, 2017, 08:23 PM | #51 | |
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I believe only 3 states actually forbid arrest, or even detain in custody by statute.
There could be a few more but not many. |
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Ok folks, if claims are going to be made about various state laws, there needs to be a citation of the specific law in question accompanying the claim. Laws can sometimes be counterintuitive and specific wording and minor details matter. Trying to work from memory or hearsay can result in incorrect information being disseminated and nobody wants that. Even if the law is accurately summarized, minor details or specific wording can make a big difference and an issue that the person summarizing the law glosses over because he/she might not consider it important could be critical to a person reading the summary.
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October 10, 2017, 10:26 PM | #55 |
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Krs chapter 503.
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I assume that your reply was in response to a request for the statute that you claim states that police in KY may not arrest a person "once a claim of self defense has been made".
I found this link to the KY statutes. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39367 Since you provided only a chapter reference, I read through the chapter trying to find a relevant section. About 2/3 of the way through the chapter I found section 503.085 Justification and criminal and civil immunity for use of permitted force -- Exceptions Section (2) of 503.085 states: A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force as described in subsection (1) of this section, but the agency may not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the force that was used was unlawful.I assume that this (specifically the highlighted portion) is the law you are referring to. The law does not state or imply that a claim of self-defense exempts a person from arrest. The law does prevent arrests when there is no probable cause indicating that a law was broken. In other words, police are prevented from routinely arresting people involved in use of force incidents. There must be some probable cause indicating that they broke the law before they can be arrested. If there is probable cause indicating that the use of force was unlawful, then the law certainly allows the person to be arrested regardless of any claims of self-defense that have been made.
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John quoted the statute. The test for justifying immediate arrest is "probable cause that the force that was used was unlawful." That's far different from "substantial evidence that the self defense claim is a lie." The generally applicable definition in law of "probable cause" is: As the Supreme Court of Kentucky noted when affirming a second degree murder conviction against a plea of self defense and claim of immunity under 503.085 (Commonwealth v. Lemons, 437 S.W.3d 708 (Ky., 2014), at 714-715): And later (Lemon, at 715):
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I cited what you requested.
You are apparently more familiar with the laws of my state than I and leos here are. I never stated a self defense claim exempted a shooter from arrest. But unless there is substantial physical or witness evidence that the shooting was wrongful there will be no arrest or detainment in custody. Happens frequently here. But I will now to your greater knowledge of KY law and how it is applied as gleaned from California. Carry on. |
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503.085 Justification and criminal and civil immunity for use of permitted force --
Exceptions. (1) A person who uses force as permitted in KRS 503.050, 503.055, 503.070, and 503.080 is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom the force was used is a peace officer, as defined in KRS 446.010, who was acting in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law, or the person using force knew or reasonably should have known that the person was a peace officer. As used in this subsection, the term "criminal prosecution" includes arresting, detaining in custody, and charging or prosecuting the defendant. (2) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force as described in subsection (1) of this section, but the agency may not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the force that was used was unlawful. (3) The court shall award reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, compensation for loss of income, and all expenses incurred by the defendant in defense of any civil action brought by a plaintiff, if the court finds that the defendant is immune from prosecution as provided in subsection (1) of this section. Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 6, effective July 12, 2006. Attempt to clarify. Police here may not use the fact a shooting has occurred as probable cause to arrest as in most states and then up to the defender to prove hexes justifed up the legal pipeline. There will be some evidence to indicate the shoot was wrongful or no arrest detainment or prosecution will occur. The fact there was a shooting here is not enough for probable cause as in the majority of states. Real example from last summer in my area. Two men have an argument and verbal threats are exchanged then they part company. Both know the other is armed. 20 min later they encounter each other on a rural road. One shoots the other putting him in the hospital for a month. Claims self defense because of previous threats and knowledge the other was armed. The man shot claims he was going past the shooters drive where the shooting occurred to visit another person on the same street. Neither man was ever charged or detained nor arrested because SD claim could not be disputed by evidence and was legally reasonable here. The man shot though he had also made threatscand was armed could not be proven to actually have attempted to harm the shooter and nor charged either. |
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Substantial evidence falls between probable cause (the standard in the statute that you cited) and preponderance of the evidence. |
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To effect an arrest, the state must establish the existence of probable cause that the force that was used was unlawful--that is, that a crime has been committed. Do you know of any states, other than perhaps Ohio, in which that is not true? |
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October 11, 2017, 02:48 PM | #63 |
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Haven't learned to quote here yet.
In short, in a majority of states the fact there was a shooting, unless it is cut and dried unquestionably SD the defender will automatically be arrested and it's up to him to then prove the shoot was justified. In KY and a few other states the fact there was a shooting does not give LE probable cause to arrest and prohibits it by law if a SD claim is made. It's then on LE to provide evidence that the shooting was wrongful to have probable cause to detain or arrest. Lacking that any detainment or arrest is prohibited by statute and actionable against the officers doing so. LE simply doesn't lay itself open to law suits here at least by summarily arresting someone claiming self defence unless it pretty plainly wasn't justified by some witness or physical evidence. |
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Like many lay people you have a poor understanding of the law. Shooting another person is, on its face, wrongful. There must be evidence supporting an inference that one's intentional act of violence against another person was legally justified. Several years ago a lawyer by the name of Lisa Steele wrote an excellent article for lawyers on defending a self defense case. The article was entitled "Defending a Self Defense Case" and published in the March, 2007, edition of the journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Champion. It was republished in four parts, with permission, on the website, Truth About Guns. The article as republished can be read here: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; and Part 4. As Ms. Steele explains the unique character of a self defense case in Part 1:
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These sorts of anecdotes are completely useless for understanding the legal issues. You can not possibly know or understand the actual reasons for the result because you have insufficient information. There would have been an investigation. And without knowing what that investigation determined and what the evidence was, we can't possibly know how the matter was analyzed by the prosecutor or the bases for his apparent decision not to prosecute.
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Do you really believe that there are states in which a person can be arrested for committing a crime unless there is probable cause showing that he did commit a crime? Does the Fourth Amendment not apply in some states? Do you really think that someone who claims self defense cannot be arrested (think about it--"they all say that"), or are you saying that unless someone does so claim, he can be arrested? Quote:
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I hate to say it, but you guys are way of topic. While I understand it is important to separate opinions from verifiable facts, two mods picking apart a senior member's comments is not what I believe TFL is about. We are not dispensing legal advice and a simple disclaimer stating as much should be sufficient.
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It started to veer when someone implied that realistic training might take the form of unlawful aggressive acts in public. The discussion then went on to discuss different aspects of defenses of justification. I started to stop the tangential discussion, but it became clear that there was value in discussing that subject also, just to make sure that no one went away seriously misled. Quote:
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However, it is incumbent upon is to provide the best understanding possible about the subject of the lawful use of force. Not everyone can avail himself of a Mas Ayoob's MAG-20 classroom course, or attend any of Andrew Branca's state specific seminars,but we really do not want our members to obtain their educations as lessons learned in the criminal justice system. We have a list of relevant articles in the L&CR Forum here. Some of the issues that have been raised in this thread have been covered there, and we try to keep it robust and as complete as possible. I respectfully suggest that it would be with taking the time to peruse those articles thoughtfully. That's not directed at anyone. Heck, even some attorneys with offices within a mile or two of where I sit could use some additional knowledge in these areas. |
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Let's have no further off-topic excursions. The question on the floor is:
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I'm sure someone someplace has at least tried it.
Most I've ever heard of myself use air soft or simunitions. Simulations being much preferable imo. |
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So back on the topic...
Can simunition rounds be fired out of most guns (does it have the power to cycle the slide of most semi-auto guns) or does some kind of modification need to be done (Special barrel and weaker springs). Regardless of how realistic the training is, I still believe there is a degree of "this is still training" so the fear and adrenaline is not the same. Hopefully, with enough training and trigger time, muscle memory develops, we fall back on our training and adrenaline works in our favor. I've already had it happen once where I drew from the center console of car in the amount of time it took someone to get from the hood of my car to my driver's side window. I had three other people in the car with me and they were shocked how fast I reacted and moved. Turned out to be a drunk college kid trying to be funny, but it is good to know I was ABLE to move fast enough to neutralize the threat if needed.
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I think one can probably surmise from the first two dozen posts in this thread that no one here knows of any.
However, Posts 2, 4, 6, 7, and 10 describe what should be viable alternatives. |
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That is also true in air combat training, airline pilot training, powerplant emergency training, and a lot of other things. |
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