Does the castle doctrine apply if I shoot an intruder who is already running away across my front lawn?
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Does the castle doctrine apply if I shoot an intruder who is already running away across my front lawn?
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California Castle Doctrine Penal Code 198.5 197 198 deadly force fleeing intruder official lawGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
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ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
California Castle Doctrine Penal Code 198.5 197 198 deadly force fleeing intruder official law Google ↗
- California Penal Code § 198.5 (2025) :: 2025 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- 3477. Presumption That Resident Was Reasonably Afraid of Death or Great Bodily Injury (Pen. Code, § 198.5) · courts.ca.gov
- California Penal Code § 197 (2025) :: 2025 California Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia · law.justia.com
- CALCRIM No. 506. Justifiable Homicide: Defending Against Harm to Person Within Home or on Property :: California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM) (2026) :: Justia · justia.com