Court of Appeals of New York
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.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/31/2005
- Published 03/31/2005
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- Court of Appeals of New York