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Originally Posted by The Big D
...if an attacker fled after being the object of deadly force and the "good guy" chopped off his head with an axe after catching him. Yes, the use of the axe is a extreme; I submit you would be in trouble with the law if you shot him then.
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If you lopped off his head with the axe TO catch him, or to prevent him from fleeing again, that would be quite legal in Michigan. Fleeing felons are still considered fair game, affirmed by the State Supreme Court into modern times. It's a rough place Michigan is.
In Michigan, coercion is also an allowed defense to murder. In most states, it is not.
(Source - Used to live in Lansing. Two years of law school.)