Sentence examples for self defense claim from inspiring English sources

Whatever the outcome of his case, however, that Zimmerman can even invoke a self defense claim under such circumstances should give people pause when it comes to assessing the merits of stand-your-ground laws.

He is expected to plead self defense, claiming he didn't know it was federal officers at the door.

The Israeli government has tried to assert it was acting in self defense, claiming protestors had links to Hamas and that activists were throwing molotov cocktails and stones, among other projectiles.

"She completely blows Zimmerman's self-defense claim out of the water," Mr. Crump said.

He knew, Mr. de la Rionda said, that that would complicate his self-defense claim.

Mr. Escobar has said that because of his age, Florida law supports Mr. Reeves' self-defense claim.

Jurors also heard Mr. Hubrecht's self-defense claim from a psychiatrist, Dr. Dawn Hughes, who was called by his lawyer.

But, they said, the prosecution did not prove murder, and it did not disprove Mr. Durst's self-defense claim.

The self-defense claim also may have affected how thoroughly the police interviewed witnesses, preserved the crime scene and screened Mr. Zimmerman.

But he told The Daily News Journal that the police disputed Madden's self-defense claim, saying, "We stand by the first-degree murder charge".

To stave off an arrest, he lied to the police, prosecutors said, embellishing his story to try to flesh out his self-defense claim.