Nebraska Supreme Court· 3/2/1984

State v. Drew

Citations

344 N.W.2d 923
216 Neb. 685
1984 Neb. LEXIS 976

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“[S]elf-defense is available to the accused who accidentally kills his assailant while properly exerting force to assure his own safety.”
“the accidental discharge of a gun, the use of which was not justified under the circumstances, is not a defense to manslaughter when the killing occurred upon a sudden quarrel”
“[S]elf-defense is available to the accused who accidentally kills his assailant while properly exerting force to assure his own safety.”
“[S]elf-defense is available to the accused who accidentally kills his assailant while properly exerting force to assure his own safety.”

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Judges: Krivosha, Boslaugh, Hastings, Caporale, Shanahan, Grant, Colwell

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