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People v. Aiken, 31

A individual standing in the doorway between his apartment and the common hall of a multi-unit building has a duty to retreat into his home, when he can safely do so, before he may defensively use deadly physical force against another.

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  • Decided 03/31/2005
  • Published 03/31/2005

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  • Court of Appeals of New York

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