Harry, a college student, sees Sally, an armed robber, fleeing from a gas station she has just robbed. She is wearing a mask and has money in one hand and a pistol in the other
Without uttering a word, Harry, a handgun license holder, draws his pistol and shoots her in the back. Sally won't be robbing anybody else anytime soon as the shot paralyzes her. The community is in an uproar because Sally is only 15 years old. Many people are pressuring the District Attorney to file charges against Harry. If Harry is charged with the shooting of Sally, he should:
A) invoke the defense of deadly force to protect property.
B) hope he has a good lawyer because he was not legally justified in shooting Sally.
C) invoke the defense of necessity.
D) invoke the defense of self-defense.
A
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