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· 11/4/1925

United States v. McCullough Seed Co.

Citations

  • 13 Ct. Cust. 237
  • 1925 WL 29489
  • 1925 CCPA LEXIS 103

How courts have described this case

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

  • “It has long been accepted that one cannot support a claim of self-defense by a self-generated necessity to kill.” (quotation omitted)
  • “One who commits or attempts a robbery armed with deadly force, and kills the intended victim when the victim responds with force to the robbery attempt, may not avail himself of the defense of self-defense.”

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Judges: Barber, Bland, Graham, Hatfield, Smith

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