Castle Doctrine Possibly Implicated in a Jackson Shooting
April 16, 2010
Look at this.
Last night I posted here about Mississippi’s Castle Doctrine. Today the Clarion Ledger is reporting that a Jackson resident was awakened by 5:00 a.m. this morning and saw the silouette of a man standing in his bedroom. Pretty scary. Not how you want to get up in the morning. The CL is reporting that the resident retrieved a weapon and chased the man off, and when the intruder made a threatening gesture the resident shot him in the leg.
It happened this morning, and the case is still under investigation, but from the information reported it looks like the Castle Doctrine might come into play. It will be interesting to see how JPD and the Hind’s County DA’s office analyze the situation, and how it turns out.
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Does posting “Posted” signs on your residential property affect the scope of Mississippi Castle Doctrine?
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