Shawn Vincent talks with attorney Don West about the legal consequences of self-defense, including a discussion of the potential charges an armed defender could face in the wake of a self-defense shooting, and a candid exploration of the realities of enduring a criminal prosecution.
In This Lesson
Lesson 3: Podcast
Authorities investigate every deadly use of force, and they treat every self-defense fatality as a homicide. An...
Lesson 3: Expert Review
Using deadly force in self-defense is an all-or-nothing decision - if you’re wrong, the legal consequences can be...
Relevant Case Study
By: Shawn Vincent We’ve previously explored the Akira Fletcher case as an example of the perils of a...
Relevant Case Study
By: Shawn Vincent Markus Kaarma, a homeowner in Missoula, Montana, shot an intruder in his garage on April 27, 2014....
