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House passes substitute to clarify self‑defense jury instructions; sponsors say it preserves prosecution rights
Summary
The House adopted a first substitute to House Bill 102 to clarify when juries may consider self-defense even if a defendant committed an unrelated felony; sponsors said the change preserves prosecutors' ability to pursue charges while allowing juries to evaluate the reasonableness of force in some contexts. The substitute passed 66-5.
Representative Green presented the first substitute to House Bill 102, described on the floor as clarifying the self-defense statute and jury instructions so a defendant's unrelated felony does not automatically bar a jury from considering a self-defense claim.
Green illustrated the problem with hypotheticals: if a restricted person unlawfully possessed a firearm (a felony) but later…
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