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by Terry
Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: Self-Defense Reports
Topic: TX: Dallas man goes back to bed after shooting burglar.
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Re: TX: Dallas man goes back to bed after shooting burglar.

Mike S wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:32 pm
ELB wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:29 pm
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).
But 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.
TPC 9.42 has no requirement for any dollar amount of potential loss to theft at night, or burglary.
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...

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