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· 3/22/1977

State v. Kraul

Citations

  • 563 P.2d 108
  • 90 N.M. 314

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring that the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in response to the use of excessive force
  • noting that officers are entitled to use force necessary to effectuate an arrest, even an unlawful one
  • “The right of self-defense is not barred simply because the other person in the affray is a police officer.”

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Judges: Wood, Hernandez, Lopez

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