AL - Death of Suspected Burglar - Washington County - 29 July 2016

Death of Suspected Burglar - Washington County - 29 July 2016

Deceased:

Cleveland Jones Gully :: Male / 31 Years Old

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/07/suspected_burglar_dead_after_a.html

Code of Alabama 13A-3-23(a)(3)

A person is justified in using Physical Force upon another person in order to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by that other person, and he or she may use a degree of force which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose.

A person may use Deadly Physical Force, and is legally presumed to be justified in using deadly physical force in self-defense or the defense of another person pursuant to subdivision (4), if the person reasonably believes that another person is Committing or about to commit a kidnapping in any degree, assault in the first or second degree, Burglary in any degree, robbery in any degree, forcible rape, or forcible sodomy. [Emphasis by Richrd]


We await the Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Cleveland's Death;

"Pending Toxicology Findings" will add a few weeks of Perspective to this Situation.