Castle Doctrine Vs Stand Your Ground Essay
Abstract
Majority of the fifty states have one of two doctrines that articulate the use of physical force when it comes to self-defense and use of deadly force. The first being Castle Doctrine and the second being “stand your ground”. I will explain what these two ideas are and how they are viewed in the bill of some of the states that have adopted them and what are the differences in the two.
Keywords: Castle Doctrine, Stand Your Ground, Deadly Force
Castle Doctrine and stand your ground doctrine refer to the right to defend one’s self under the gun laws of the individual states. Both doctrine have very common ideas but they are different very important ways. What is “castle doctrine” and “stand your ground state”; how do they pertain to the …show more content…
Typically, deadly force is considered justified homicide only in cases when the actor reasonably feared imminent peril of death or serious bodily harm to oneself or another. The doctrine is not a defined law that can be invoked, but is a set of principles which is incorporated in some form in the law of most states. Forty-six states, including Connecticut, have incorporated the Castle Doctrine into law.” (Connecticut 2012)
An individual under the Castle Doctrine can only use deadly force along with the reasonable fear of a threat, and forcible entry into one’s home. The second condition for justifiable use of force is the highly contested ‘Stand Your Ground”. Nineteen of the fifty states have a form of the “Stand Your Ground Law”. These two doctrines are very similar in many ways except for the lack of the common law of your residences. This difference is defined in the Florida statutes as
Majority of the fifty states have one of two doctrines that articulate the use of physical force when it comes to self-defense and use of deadly force. The first being Castle Doctrine and the second being “stand your ground”. I will explain what these two ideas are and how they are viewed in the bill of some of the states that have adopted them and what are the differences in the two.
Keywords: Castle Doctrine, Stand Your Ground, Deadly Force
Castle Doctrine and stand your ground doctrine refer to the right to defend one’s self under the gun laws of the individual states. Both doctrine have very common ideas but they are different very important ways. What is “castle doctrine” and “stand your ground state”; how do they pertain to the …show more content…
Typically, deadly force is considered justified homicide only in cases when the actor reasonably feared imminent peril of death or serious bodily harm to oneself or another. The doctrine is not a defined law that can be invoked, but is a set of principles which is incorporated in some form in the law of most states. Forty-six states, including Connecticut, have incorporated the Castle Doctrine into law.” (Connecticut 2012)
An individual under the Castle Doctrine can only use deadly force along with the reasonable fear of a threat, and forcible entry into one’s home. The second condition for justifiable use of force is the highly contested ‘Stand Your Ground”. Nineteen of the fifty states have a form of the “Stand Your Ground Law”. These two doctrines are very similar in many ways except for the lack of the common law of your residences. This difference is defined in the Florida statutes as