Why Andrew Lester's Shooting of Ralph Yarl Was Lawful!
Law of Self Defense - A podcast by Attorney Andrew F. Branca

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As is common in high-profile, politically- and racially-charged shootings, I'm seeing an enormous amount of bad legal takes on whether the shooting of Ralph Yarl by Andrew Lester could possibly have been lawful. In fact, Missouri law explicitly allows for the use of deadly defensive force under the circumstances in which Lester encountered Yarl, and we'll explore that in today's show. One caveat--Yarl claims that the second time he was shot was while he was on the ground. I've seen no evide...