Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Summary
Self-defense, to create presumption of reasonableness and further provide for immunity
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introduced
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Introduction
May 2023
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Governor
Introduced May 23, 2023
Last action May 23, 2023
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May 23, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Judiciary)
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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State
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Ernie Yarbrough
RRepublican
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