Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. At common law, a person attacked had no duty to retreat before using deadly force in self-defense.

2. The law has traditionally applied an objective test for the use of deadly force, but today many courts apply a subjective standard of reasonableness to determine whether circumstances are sufficient to induce an honest and reasonable belief that force must be used.

3. The common law “castle doctrine” permits the use of deadly force against an intruder into a dwelling, but does not justify using deadly force in taking a life to repel a mere trespass.

4. Under the English common law, one who committed murder had to be charged within a year and a day after the victim died.


1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F

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