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Originally Posted by Donn
??? Don't know what part of Michigan you live in, but you better check your local laws again. Where I live, a retreating bad guy,
felon or not, no longer poses a threat. You shoot him/her in the back, it is NOT a good shoot. You stand an excellent chance of going to prison along with Mr. Bad Guy.
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You're wrong. Michigan still has a "fleeing felon rule." See "People V. Couch" and google "Archie Arp". They don't teach you about it in CPL class because they don't want to get sued.
TN V Garner was a civil case, not criminal. It ruled that a person could be held civilly liable for shooting a non-violent fleeing felon. Not criminally charged. After TN V Garner, most states made it a crime to shoot a non-violent fleeing felon. Michigan wasn't one of them.