More to the point:
There is the “reasonably believes” great harm section, but also (”or”) the “preventing... a felony” in “place of abode.”
609.065, Minnesota Statutes 2006
Copyright © 2006 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.
609.065 JUSTIFIABLE TAKING OF LIFE.
The intentional taking of the life of another is not authorized by section 609.06, except when necessary in resisting or preventing an offense which the actor reasonably believes exposes the actor or another to great bodily harm or death, or preventing the commission of a felony in the actor’s place of abode.
History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.065; 1978 c 736 s 1; 1986 c 444
Along with 609.065........
Criteria for lethal force:
1. Unwilling participant.
A. You did nothing causing you to become involved.
2. Fear of great bodily harm or death to yourself or another.
A.Definition of great bodily harm, 609.02 subd. 8
“Great bodily harm” means bodily injury which creates a high probability of death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ or other serious bodily harm.
3. No means of avoidance.
4. Last resort.
5. PREVENTION OF A FELONY IN YOUR HOME.
And yes, get a good lawyer.
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