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Self-Defense · Deadly & Non-Deadly Force

Deadly &
Non-Deadly Force

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Proportionality is the spine of every self-defense case: what level of force the threat justified, and what level answered it. The analysis explains that match, or mismatch, in language a jury can carry into deliberation.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Deadly-force self-defense
  • Non-deadly-force self-defense
  • Murder, manslaughter, assault and battery cases
  • Firearm and weapons cases
  • Proportionality and necessity of force
How it is analyzed

The confrontation reconstructed from statements, video and scene records, with the threat and the response laid side by side against the reasonable-belief standard.

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From the Library

Working references for this practice area.

Guides for retaining counsel, written from the same record this analysis reads.

Asked OftenWhat Is the Castle Doctrine?Read the guideAsked OftenStand Your Ground vs. Self-Defense: The DifferenceRead the guideThe LexiconSelf-Defense Terms: A Litigator's LexiconRead the guide

The Library, in full

“He explained use of force and self-defense in a manner the jury easily understood. His testimony was an integral factor in achieving a not guilty verdict.”
Michael A. Blanchard, Attorney at Law · New London, CT
Questions

Before the record is sent.

What case types use this analysis?
Murder and attempted-murder cases involving self-defense, manslaughter, assault and battery, and firearm or weapons cases, criminal and civil.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable $9,000 flat fee covering discovery review and the written expert report, with a bullet-point outline approved with counsel before writing begins. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
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Deadly & non-deadly force inquiry

For counsel examining the level of force used.

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