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77.8 Shooting At Dwelling Or Vehicle

    77.8.3 Shooting At Dwelling Or Vehicle: Defenses And Defense Theories

    77.8.3.1 Defense Theory That Shooting At Occupied Vehicle Does Not Constitute Assault
    77.8.3.2 Defense Theory That Shooting Within A Building Does Not Violate A Statute Proscribing Shooting At Inhabited Dwelling
    77.8.3.3 Shooting At Dwelling Or Vehicle: Self Defense
    77.8.3.4 Shooting At Dwelling Or Vehicle: Battered Person Syndrome
    77.8.3.5 Shooting At Dwelling Or Vehicle: Accident
    77.8.3.6 Shooting At Dwelling Or Vehicle: Additional Defenses And Defense Theories

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PRACTICE NOTE: Without an intent to commit a battery against the occupant(s) of the vehicle shooting at the vehicle is not an attempted-battery assault.  (See generally FORECITE National™ 77.1.3 [Attempted Battery Assault: Defenses And Defense Theories].)

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See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.1.15 [Assault].

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    77.8.3.2    Defense Theory That Shooting Within A Building Does Not Violate A Statute Proscribing Shooting At Inhabited Dwelling

PRACTICE NOTE: Firing a firearm within a dwelling does not violate the California statute proscribing shooting at a building (Penal Code § 246) unless the weapon was fired from one dwelling unit into an adjoining one through a common wall or floor or ceiling. (People v. Jischke (CA 1996) 51 CA4th 552 [59 CR2d 269]; see also People v. Stepney (CA 1981) 120 CA3d 1016, 1018 [175 CR 102]; English v. State (GA 1912) 74 SE 286; Gaines v. Commonwealth (KY 1974) 505 SW2d 174; People v. Roach UNPUBLISHED (A069056) [California Penal Code § 246 conviction reversed where defendant's hand and firearm were inside house when he fired].)

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See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.1.15 [Assault].

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    See FORECITE National™ 253.4 [Self Defense, Defense Of Others, Defense Of Property -- Complete].

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See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.1.15 [Assault].

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    See FORECITE National™ 256.1 [Battered Person’s Syndrome].

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See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.1.15 [Assault].

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    See FORECITE National™ 252.2 [Accident].

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See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.1.15 [Assault].

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PRACTICE NOTE: The defenses and defense theories discussed in this chapter are offered to provide ideas which may be helpful in developing a defense strategy and are not intended to be a complete checklist. Depending on the jurisdiction and the factual circumstances, other theories may be available. (See generally FORECITE National™ Volume 11: Affirmative Defenses And Defense Theories (Ch. 250-264).) For example, in any given case defensive theories may be available as to one or more of the basic elements of criminal liability. (See generally FORECITE National™ Volume 5: Basic Elements Of A Criminal Allegation And Defenses Thereto (Ch. 43-62).)