| Georgia - 1837 - 1082 էջ
...in advancement of public justice ; in self-defence, or in defence of habitation, property or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to commit a felony on either ; or against any persons who manifestly intend and endeavor in a riotous and tumultuous... | |
| Henry Roscoe - 1840 - 908 էջ
...of law upon this subject is thus laid down by Mr. East. A man rhay repel force by force in defence of his person, habitation, or property, against one...manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to [*713 ] commit a known felony, such as rape, robbery, *arson, burglary, or the like. In these cases... | |
| Illinois - 1845 - 766 էջ
...killing of a human being in necessary self defence or in the defence of habitation, property or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors by...violence or surprise to commit a known felony, such as murder, rape, robbery, burglary and the like, upon either person or property, or against any person... | |
| Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1853 - 884 էջ
...homicide is the killing of a human being in necessary self-defence, or in defence of habitation, person or property, against one who manifestly intends or...by violence or surprise, to commit a known felony. A bare fear of those offences to prevent which the homicide ia alleged to have been committed, shall... | |
| Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1888 - 666 էջ
...necessary self-defence, or in defence of habitation, person or property against one who manifests, intends, or endeavors by violence or surprise, to commit a known felony ; and, if in this case the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant had reasonable cause to... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - 1854 - 930 էջ
...may repel force by force in defence of his person, habitation or property, against one who manifestly endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a known...such as rape, robbery, arson, burglary, or the like; and in these cases he is not obliged to retreat, but may pursue his adversary until he has freed himself... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - 1884 - 922 էջ
...that justifiable homicide is the killing of a human being in self-defence or in defence of his person or property against one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to commit a felony on either ; you will also see from the sections I -have read that a bare fear of any of these... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - 1849 - 680 էջ
...justifiable homicide to kill a human being in self-defence or in defence of habitation, property, or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony on either. The 13th section declares, that " a bare fear of any of those offences, to prevent... | |
| Louisiana. Supreme Court - 1851 - 838 էջ
...Pleas of the Crown, lays down the principle in these words: "A man may repel force by force in defence of his person, habitation or property, against one...violence or surprise to commit a known felony, such as murder, rape, robbery, arson and the like, upon either. In these cases he is not obliged to retreat... | |
| Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1860 - 600 էջ
...nature, and also by the law of England as it stood as early as the time of Bracton :" — 4 Bl. Com. 180. A man may repel force by force in defense of his person, habitation or property, against any one who manifestly intends or endeavors by violence or surprise to commit a known felony on either,... | |
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