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re: What's the law if you shot someone, who robs you, in the back?

Posted on 3/17/23 at 10:58 am to
Posted by The People
LSU Alumni
Member since Aug 2008
4397 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 10:58 am to
Fleeing felon rule: You feared for the safety of his next victim.

Make sure you live in a city where a jury of your peers look like you.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
85546 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 10:59 am to
That’s why you don’t live in New Orleans. You can’t defend yourself.


Also want to add, only 40% of homicides are solved in New Orleans, so you might just get away with it too.


This post was edited on 3/17/23 at 11:04 am
Posted by SlapahoeTribe
Tiger Nation
Member since Jul 2012
12441 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:02 am to
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That's murder bruh.

I ain't saying I agree with it, but yeah you would be fricked.

There was some big case in NYC (20+ years ago) where a woman was gang raped almost to death and as they were walking out of the room she managed to grab a gun. She shot one of them in the back killing him and the DA prosecuted her claiming that because they were no longer actively raping/beating her they therefore didn’t pose a threat to her. IIRC she spent a few years in prison.



Put me on that jury and she walks.

Hell, put me on the jury of someone who beats the hell out of that DA and they walk.
Posted by 427Nova
Member since Sep 2022
1722 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:05 am to
You should go free - frick’en that’s why.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31474 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:05 am to
LA R.S. 14:20 does not allow for justifiable homicide solely to protect property.

And for those saying to roll him over and put a couple more in his chest, hypothetically speaking, you would need to be very specific about how you went about that. There’s this little thing called “stippling” that occurs when someone gets shot from close range. Not as legal advice, but just as an FYI…
This post was edited on 3/17/23 at 11:07 am
Posted by SidetrackSilvera
Member since Nov 2012
2658 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:07 am to
Let’s get you straight on comma usage before you go wielding a firearm, man.
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
22281 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:08 am to
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who robs you, in the back?


You mean like steals your wallet out of your back pocket?
Posted by saintsfan1977
Arkansas, from Cajun country
Member since Jun 2010
9872 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:14 am to
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IIRC she spent a few years in prison.



If that was my wife that DA days would be numbered.
Posted by SlapahoeTribe
Tiger Nation
Member since Jul 2012
12441 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:20 am to
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LA R.S. 14:20 does not allow for justifiable homicide solely to protect property.

And for those saying to roll him over and put a couple more in his chest, hypothetically speaking, you would need to be very specific about how you went about that. There’s this little thing called “stippling” that occurs when someone gets shot from close range. Not as legal advice, but just as an FYI…

Just make sure you go to the same church as the sheriff and coroner.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15585 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:33 am to
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You have to prove you feared for your life


The fear has to be reasonable as well.
Posted by VABuckeye
NOVA
Member since Dec 2007
38283 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:40 am to
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You can’t defend yourself.


If the crime has occured and the person is running away how is that defending yourself?
Posted by dat yat
Chef Pass
Member since Jun 2011
4881 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:42 am to
If I'm on the jury, you are innocent. If I have to be the one holdout to force a hung jury I would do it.

The way I would see it is that the situation is still dangerous until it is all the way over and the perp is completely gone. At the point when he may have turned to go, he could just as quickly turn around and demand more (your watch, phone shoes, whatever) or eliminate you as a living witness. Also, as a victim who had just been robbed, you are not in your right mind and may still feel a perceived threat even if he turned around and took a step away.

If you chase him down and kill him later that is wrong. If you see a theft in process and there was no threat of bodily harm, it is wrong to shoot.



Posted by Tantal
Member since Sep 2012
18998 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:49 am to
In New Orleans, you're probably going to jail even if you shoot him in the chest. Criminals are a protected class.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73144 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 12:08 pm to
Shoot him in back. Then sit him up and shoot him in front. Then say he robbed you you returned fire and blacked out.
Posted by Dissident Aggressor
Member since Aug 2011
5356 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 12:17 pm to
quote:

in the back


uuhhhh, thats gonna be a negative in a court of law...
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
119998 posts
Posted on 3/17/23 at 12:57 pm to
Its murder, but its NO... you will have a good chance of getting away with it.
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