Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
If someone gets in your face and you feel threatned do you have the right to push them back from you?
Asked on 4/13/11, 10:14 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Maybe; maybe not(depending upon the particular facts of the confrontation).
Answered on 4/14/11, 6:53 am
sheryl shane
sheryl shane, attorney at law
Is the person committing an assault/ battery on you? Would you be using reasonable self defense? Could you retreat? If so - that is what I suggest you do. You do not even want to deal with the issue if you can avoid. Website: www.sherylshanelaw.com. Sheryl Shane.
Attorney.
Answered on 4/16/11, 1:47 pm
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