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Criminal – Self-defense – Defense of another
Where a defendant who claimed both self-defense and defense of another has challenged the trial judge’s exclusion of evidence under Commonwealth v. Adjutant, 443 Mass. 649 (2005), the defendant has not shown that the judge abused his discretion in excluding the Adjutant evidence in connection with the defendant's self-defense claim, while the Adjutant rule should not be extended to defense of another.
Chattanooga police investigating self-defense claim in fatal Towerway Drive incident
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is investigating a possible self-defense claim in connection to a homicide that occurred Monday evening. Officers responded to a person shot call in the 3000 block of Towerway Drive around 6:21 p.m. on April 7, 2025. Upon arrival, officer a found a 44-year-old man with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers also found a 51-year-old man suffering from life-threatening inju…
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