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murder

Is it legal to kill someone it tennesee if the break in to your home?

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Posted on / Mar. 04, 2007 15:28:00

Re: murder

Under Tenn. Code Ann. � 39-11-611(b), that state "presumes" that a person using deadly force against an intruder in his home reasonably feared imminent peril or death or serious bodily injury. So the answer to your question is "yes," presumedly.

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