Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

order of protection

if you have an order of protection agaist someone and they come to your door do you have the right to kill that person


Asked on 3/26/08, 7:13 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

David Shestokas Shestokas, & Associates

Re: order of protection

The short answer is no. The right to use deadly force is limited to situations when it is necessary to protect one's own safety or the safety of another, and then only when force of a lesser nature will not achieve the purpose. Unless the person at the door is threatening deadly force themselves, there is no right to use deadly force against them.

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Answered on 3/27/08, 8:01 am
George Zuganelis Zuganelis & Zuganelis, Attorneys at Law, P.C.

Re: order of protection

David is right. You call 911 immediately.

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Answered on 3/27/08, 1:23 pm


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