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Appellate Court of Illinois· 4/10/1991

People v. Belpedio

Citations

  • 569 N.E.2d 1372
  • 212 Ill. App. 3d 155
  • 155 Ill. Dec. 761
  • 1991 Ill. App. LEXIS 594

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  • recognizing that the use of self-defense must, among other things, be reasonable and necessary and not for the purpose of retaliation
  • recognizing that the use of self-defense must, among other things, be reasonable and necessary and not for the purpose of retaliation
  • indicating that if a person responds to a confrontation with such excessive force that he is no longer acting in self-defense but in retaliation, the excessive use of force makes that person the aggressor
  • “If one responds to a confrontation with such excessive force that one is no longer acting in self-defense but in retaliation, the excessive use of force renders one the protagonist.”

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Judges: Unverzagt

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