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Seventh Circuit Split on Self-Defense in Prison

The court of appeals for the Seventh circuit held that a federal prisoner criminally charged with assault could not assert a defense of self defense when he had the time and opportunity to seek protection from guards.

Charles Haynes was a prisoner at the federal prison in Oxford, Wisconsin. While ...

 

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