Fear itself IS justification. Your ability to articulate that fear to a jury is the difference between having your life ruined by a long prison sentence or walking away from any possible charges.
I don't think you have read the code I posted.
16-3-21. Use of force in defense of self or others; evidence of belief that force was necessary in murder or manslaughter prosecution
(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she...
WRONG.
See here:
O.C.G.A. § 16-3-21 Use of force in defense of self or others; evidence of belief that force was necessary in murder or manslaughter prosecution
I think he made poor choices. I also think he would do it differently given the chance to do it over, but he DID NOT break the law as I see it. I can't believe a cop would see it so differently. What transpired before he was attacked from behind, while standing to the side, is irrelevant. He...
``(1) In general.--The term `specified assault weapon'
means any of the following:
``(A) The following rifles or copies or duplicates
thereof:
Wonder is this would count as a "copy" or "duplicate"...