People v. Scott

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Illinois_Supreme_Court
gptkb:New_York_Supreme_Court
gptkb:Blakely_v._Washington
gptkbp:advocates_for defendant's conviction
gptkbp:case_types available in legal databases
summary of legal findings
A123456
involves shooting incident
gptkbp:consequences affects future self-defense cases
influences self-defense rulings
gptkbp:court gptkb:California_Court_of_Appeal
gptkb:family
People of the State of California
acted in self-defense
gptkbp:doctrine Castle doctrine
gptkbp:effective_date July 20, 2009
gptkbp:exhibited_at testimony of witnesses
gptkbp:historical_debate reasonable belief of threat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label People v. Scott
gptkbp:impact California criminal law
gptkbp:is_cited_in 2009 WL 2151774
Cal. App. 4th 1234
gptkbp:is_standardized_by reasonable person standard
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_William_R._Mc_Guiness
gptkbp:judicial_review review of lower court's decision
majority opinion by Justice Mc Guiness
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:California
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:California_Penal_Code
self-defense
California criminal justice system
imperfect self-defense
lack of immediate threat
gptkbp:legal_representation public defender
application of self-defense
gptkbp:material details of the incident
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:People_v._Goetz
gptkbp:outcome criminal appeal
reversal of conviction
important for legal scholars
overturned previous ruling
defendant acquitted
clarification of self-defense laws
reinstatement of self-defense claim
analysis of court's decision
affects jury instructions on self-defense
influences California case law
justification for self-defense
reassessment of self-defense criteria
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:People_v._Mc_Coy
California self-defense law
establishes new standards
gptkbp:public_perception dissent by Justice Smith
gptkbp:significance self-defense claims in court
gptkbp:year gptkb:2009