Not legal in other states. If she was not in her car, she can’t shoot him because her life wouldn’t be in danger, according to the laws of most states. Look at the number of homeowners who have been charged after the fact when they shot an intruder breaking INTO their homes, or running away. I think most lawyers would advise if you are going to shoot a burglar, drag him inside afterward!
Or, perhaps the law of the old West prevails — stealing a man’s horse is a hanging offense. Updated: stealing a woman’s car is a...?
“I think most lawyers would advise if you are going to shoot a burglar, drag him inside afterward!”
That would be incredibly BAD ADVICE!
TC
NEVER move the body. Modern forensics can tell if the body was moved at any point after it came to rest.
Even if it really was a good shoot, you will then go to jail for obstruction, falsification of evidence, tampering with evidence, and will be under suspicion of murder because of the above.
If you live somewhere with restrictive self-defense rules and it’s important to you, don’t think about moving the body. Think about moving somewhere else that doesn’t deny your right to self defense instead.
If your lawyer tells you to move the body, you need a new lawyer. btw, I am shocked at how many people say that asinine comment in this day and age.
Officer, he came at me with a screwdriver, so I had no choice!
Texas has a “nightime” law. If someone is stealing at night , you can use lethal force to stop it. Sorta location sensitive, though, better she is in Houston than Austin.....
That's why Texas is awesome. I feel safer here. My only concern is that I don't shoot my neighbor thru the wall.
Other than that, it's GAME ON!
But it's Texas, and WE DON'T CARE what's legal in other states.
Use of deadly force to stop "theft during the night" is specificly justified under Texas statutes. Texas Penal Code section 9.42
9.42. Deadly Force to Protect Property
A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property:
(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.41; and
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or
(B) to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the property; and
(3) he reasonably believes that:
(A) the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means; or
(B) the use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.
Buggar got what his ilk deserve.
Don't want to get the shotgun enema? Don't break into people's cars or houses in Texas.
She’d be legal in most carry states as long as the offender turned to her in an attack manner. Screwdriver=gun in a life threatening situation.
Hope all her shots were in his front......