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Don't forget "Make my day" Colorado, which has arguably extremely low standards for when you can kill someone - illegal entry, reasonable belief of a criminal act (e.g. robbery) and reasonable grounds for force by the burglar (e.g. could not see left hand in pocket, where there might be a gun)

Trish
– Trish

2023-09-01 07:33:59 +00:00
Commented Sep 1, 2023 at 7:33
Does the person making an unlawful entry need to know they are doing so? In the OP, the house cleaner has every reason to think he is entering lawfully. Does this mean they ARE entering lawfully?

DJohnM
– DJohnM

2023-09-01 16:22:55 +00:00
Commented Sep 1, 2023 at 16:22
@DJohnM, that is a separate topic. If I tell you to enter my neighbors house, is that lawful or not for you? I really don't know, and you probably need a real lawyer to work through the intricacies for your particular state according to the statues at play. The way to actually detemine these things is a trial.

Tiger Guy
– Tiger Guy

2023-09-01 17:06:32 +00:00
Commented Sep 1, 2023 at 17:06

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