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Originally posted by The Hunter of Jahanna:
Does this mean that if you kill an intruder that it isnt murder because he would be alive if he wasnt pokeing around in your house??
**I am only playing devils advocate here because I happen to think that if I catch an intruder in my house, then he is mine to dismember and bury as I see fit.** [/QB]
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The rules are that *you* can be charged with murder if someone dies while *you* are committing a crime. In the scenario that you mention, since you are not the one committing the crime, there is no automatic murder charge.
Of course, if the burglar has surrendered to you and you put a gun to the back of his head and pulled the trigger...
[ 09-11-2003, 05:03 AM: Message edited by: Skunk ]