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TxA wrote:

Hoi Polloi wrote:The ex-resident paid someone to break-in to her house and was standing by, overseeing it.

So the ex-resident was standing by, overseeing it. Standing by and overseeing. Is this justification for use of deadly force?

Is there a requirement in "attempting to enter unlawfully and with force, the actor's occupied habitation" that the attempted entry be by that person's own force? If I have someone else kick in your door for me, am I then free to go on in and help myself to your stuff?

philip964 wrote:I guess the locksmith feels lucky he is alive.

That would be my concern; if someone's breaking into my house, the one opening the door is the one getting shot first. Guess that locksmith will be a lot more careful about making sure he's dealing with the legitimate owner in the future.