Comments on: “The Lair of the Wolf is his refuge, and where he has made him his home, Not even the Head Wolf may enter, not even the Council may come.”

By: The Longstanding and Forgotten Rule of Lenity | People v. State

The Longstanding and Forgotten Rule of Lenity | People v. State — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:52:26 +0000

[…] freed Tyrus Coleman, whose use of deadly force on the tragic day in question was justified by his inalienable and statutory right to defend himself and others from what he reasonably believed to be the […]

By: Gratuitous Violence | People v. State

Gratuitous Violence | People v. State — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:24:11 +0000

[…] decision in Mr. Coleman’s case came less than a week after that court rendered its infamous decision in Barnes, which purports to abrogate the right of the people to reasonably resist unlawful police entry into […]

By: “[W]ith any exercise of State power, not only the exercise of social power in the same direction, but the disposition to exercise it in that direction, tends to dwindle.” | People v. State

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:39:45 +0000

[…] Indiana Supreme Court, on the other hand, despite all the public outrage over its decision in Barnes v. State, continues to insist that in Indiana the Castle Doctrine is no longer a defense to the crime of […]

By: The Indiana Supreme Court’s done it again - | People v. State

The Indiana Supreme Court’s done it again - | People v. State — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:46:03 +0000

[…] of Appeals to reinstate a criminal conviction for no good reason (as they also recently did in Barnes and […]