Self Defense Self-Quiz
Valjean, a poor farmer, borrows
some money from a local bank to help make ends meet. Unfortunately, due
to a drought, Valjean's next three harvests fail and he is unable to repay
the loan. One morning an agent of the bank comes to Valjean's door armed
with a baseball bat. The agent taps Valjean lightly on the knee with the
bat and tells him that if he does not repay the loan in three days, the
agent will come back and break Valjean's legs. In response, Valjean punches
the agent in the face, wrestles the bat away from him and proceeds to
beat the agent up with his fists. Valjean then calls a cab, drags the
unconscious agent into the back of the cab and orders the cab driver to
leave the agent in front of the bank. When the bank manager sees what
has happened to his agent, he immediately calls the police. Valjean is
arrested and charged with assault. If he tries to mount a self defense
claim, he will probably be:
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Valjean, a poor farmer,
borrows some money from a local bank to help make ends meet. Unfortunately,
due to a drought, Valjean's next three harvests fail and he is unable
to repay the loan. One morning an agent of the bank comes to Valjean's
door armed with an unloaded gun. The agent points the gun at Valjean and
tells him that he has five minutes to get the money together to repay
the loan or else there will be trouble. Valjean, who always keeps a knife
on him, swiftly stabs the agent, who crumples to the floor dead. Valjean
then calls a cab, drags the dead agent into the back of the cab and orders
the cab driver to leave the agent in front of the bank. When the bank
manager sees what has happened to his agent, he immediately calls the
police. Valjean is arrested and charged with murder. If he tries to mount
a self defense claim, he will probably be:
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Valjean is convicted of murder
in the stabbing death of a bank agent and he is sentenced to death. Fifteen
years later, after his appeals have been exhausted, the day of Valjean's
execution arrives. Three guards are leading him to the execution chamber.
At the entrance of the execution chamber, Valjean manages to break free
of his constraints. He is forced to kill one of the guards who is trying
to block his path out of the room but he makes a run for it and actually
manages to escape from the prison. Valjean is caught a few days later
and tried for killing the guard. Valjean claims self defense, arguing
that he was about to be executed and he needed to kill the guard in order
to escape. He will probably be:
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Valjean, a poor farmer, borrows
some money from a local bank to help make ends meet. Unfortunately, due
to a drought, Valjean’s next three harvests fail and he is unable
to repay the loan. One morning an agent of the bank comes to Valjean while
he is in one of his fields. The agent points a gun at Valjean and tells
him that he has five minutes to get the money together to repay the loan
or else there will be trouble. Valjean, who always keeps a knife on him,
swiftly stabs the agent, who crumples to the floor dead. Valjean is arrested
and charged with murder. Valjean mounts a self defense claim to try to
avoid a conviction. If it would have been possible for Valjean to safely
retreat instead of killing the agent and Valjean is being tried in a jurisdiction
that follows the common law, he will be convicted even though he was being
threatened with imminent deadly force :
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Valjean, a poor farmer, borrows
some money from a local bank to help make ends meet. Unfortunately, due
to a drought, Valjean’s next three harvests fail and he is unable
to repay the loan. One morning an agent of the bank comes to Valjean while
he is in one of his fields. The agent points a gun at Valjean and tells
him that he has five minutes to get the money together to repay the loan
or else there will be trouble. Valjean, who always keeps a knife on him,
swiftly stabs the agent, who crumples to the floor dead. Valjean is arrested
and charged with murder. Valjean mounts a self defense claim to try to
avoid a conviction. If it would have been possible for Valjean to safely
retreat instead of killing the agent and Valjean is being tried in a jurisdiction
that follows the modern law, he will be convicted even though he was being
threatened with imminent deadly force :
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Valjean, a poor farmer,
borrows some money from a local bank to help make ends meet. Unfortunately,
due to a drought, Valjean’s next three harvests fail and he is unable
to repay the loan. One morning an agent of the bank confronts Valjean
while they are in the kitchen of Valjean’s farmhouse. The agent
points a gun at Valjean and tells him that he has five minutes to get
the money together to repay the loan or else there will be trouble. Valjean,
who always keeps a knife on him, swiftly stabs the agent, who crumples
to the floor dead. Valjean is arrested and charged with murder. Valjean
mounts a self defense claim to try to avoid a conviction. If it would
have been possible for Valjean to safely retreat instead of killing the
agent and Valjean is being tried in a jurisdiction that follows the common
law, he will be convicted even though he was being threatened with imminent
deadly force:
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Valjean, a poor farmer, borrows
some money from a local bank to help make ends meet. Unfortunately, due
to a drought, Valjean’s next three harvests fail and he is unable
to repay the loan. One morning an agent of the bank confronts Valjean
while they are in the kitchen of Valjean’s farmhouse. The agent
slips on a pair of brass knuckles and tells Valjean that if the loan is
not repaid in the next ten minutes, he will have to teach him a lesson
about missing payment deadlines. Valjean reaches for the ax he keeps near
his wood burning stove and begins to swing it at the Agent. In response,
the agent pulls out the gun he always carries around and shoots Valjean.
The agent is arrested and charged with murder. If he raises self defense
to try to avoid a conviction, he will probably be:
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Valjean, a poor farmer,
borrows some money from a local bank to help make ends meet. Unfortunately,
due to a drought, Valjean’s next three harvests fail and he is unable
to repay the loan. One morning an agent of the bank confronts Valjean
while they are in the kitchen of Valjean’s farmhouse. The agent
slips on a pair of brass knuckles and tells Valjean that if the loan is
not repaid in the next ten minutes, he will have to teach him a lesson
about missing payment deadlines. Valjean reaches for the ax he keeps near
his wood burning stove and kills the agent. Valjean is arrested and charged
with murder. At the trial, Valjean testifies that he thought the agent
was going to hurt him so he was only acting to protect himself. Given
this self defense claim, Valjean will probably be:
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