Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
defendant
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
2005 PA 1234
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
123 Pa. 456 (2005)
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court
gptkb:Court_of_Common_Pleas justifiable homicide affirmed lower court's ruling affirmative defense imminent threat self-defense statutes justification of force majority_opinion_authored_by_Justice_Doe |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
affirmed
|
| gptkbp:doctrine |
gptkb:Castle_Doctrine
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Commonwealth v. Williams
|
| gptkbp:impact |
self-defense claims
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
defendant_Williams |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Smith
majority opinion appellate court |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
self-defense
use of force |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
public defender
application of law |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
criminal law
state law reasonable belief self-defense_in_Pennsylvania |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
burden of proof
important for criminal defense influenced subsequent rulings self-defense ruling clarified self-defense laws 2005 PA 1234 fact-specific inquiry |
| gptkbp:outcome |
conviction upheld
upheld conviction precedent for future cases not guilty plea |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Commonwealth_v._Johnson
established case law established self-defense standards |
| gptkbp:research |
eyewitness testimony
|
| gptkbp:significance |
impact on self-defense laws
|
| gptkbp:voiceCast |
oral argument
|
| gptkbp:year |
2005
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