Maybe the whole went back to bed is made up then? He shot the guy at 7 am when it wasn't nighttime, called 911 and said that he shot him 2 hours prior thinking this would give him the nighttime defense...Mike S wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:32 pmTPC 9.42 has no requirement for any dollar amount of potential loss to theft at night, or burglary.ELB wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:29 pmBut if the stuff in his shed was less than the felony level of $1500 then shooting at the burglar could not be justified even if all the other elements are there. And using deadly force against someone is more than the Class A misdemeanor the failure to report violation would get him.Soccerdad1995 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:42 pm ...
So if the homeowner knew that the items in his shed were worth less than $1,500 the failure to report statute might not apply (no underlying felony offense).
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