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Man sentenced to 50 years for murder in bar fight
A man who had said he was only defending himself when he beat another man at a central Iowa bar has been given 50 years in prison.
Milwaukee police say fatal shooting was self-defense
Police say the shooting death of a man by a 14-year-old boy in Milwaukee has been determined to be self-defense.
Milwaukee fatal shooting ruled self-defense
Milwaukee police say a 42-year-old man fatally shot a man who was trying to rob him.
Court upholds conviction in ice pick slaying
A Wisconsin appeals court ruled Tuesday that a Milwaukee man was properly convicted of killing his girlfriend with an ice pick, rejecting his claim that he should have been permitted to testify the slaying was self-defense.
Jury acquits man in self-defense killing
A jury has found a man not guilty of fatally shooting an unarmed man in Milwaukee, after he argued it was self defense.
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Jury rejects self-defense in Walmart shooting
A man convicted in a fatal shooting outside a Sheboygan Walmart could be sentenced to a maximum 78 years in prison.
DA: Fatal shooting of suspect justified
Douglas County's district attorney has determined officers involved in the shooting death of a carjacking suspect were justified in using deadly force.
Bill gives homeowners self-defense protection
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Homeowners acting in self-defense would be immune from criminal or civil liability of they kill someone who is in their residence, vehicle or workplace unlawfully under a bill to be taken up by the state Assembly on Tuesday. The bill requires a court to presume that the use of deadly force […]
Lawmakers discuss trespasser liability
Wisconsin legislators discussed a bill Friday that would insulate private property owners from liability if a trespasser is injured on the premises.
Self-defense protections increase under bill passed by Assembly committee
Civil and criminal protections for individuals using deadly force to defend themselves would be increased under a bill passed Thursday by a state Assembly committee.
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