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· 8/7/1969

Shehyn v. United States

Citations

  • 256 A.2d 404
  • 1969 D.C. App. LEXIS 287

How courts have described this case

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  • noting the doctrine applies “regardless of any actual or threatened injury . . . although this would be a factor in determining the reasonableness of the force used.”

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Judges: Fickling, Kern, Gallagher

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