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Preemptive Prisoner Assault Not Justified As Self Defense
In an unpublished opinion by the California Court of Appeals, State
prisoner Travis Thompson, an African-American, was denied a defense of
preemptive assault upon a Hispanic prisoner, allegedly to prevent such an
attack upon him. Thompson was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon.
The trial court rejected Thompson's ...
prisoner Travis Thompson, an African-American, was denied a defense of
preemptive assault upon a Hispanic prisoner, allegedly to prevent such an
attack upon him. Thompson was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon.
The trial court rejected Thompson's ...
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