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Originally Posted by nmap
That supposes a jury trial in Colorado.
Given their immunity, what is to prevent them from arresting the person under some other set of laws in some other locale? And then transporting the person to their preferred venue?
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If you use lawful force to defend yourself in Colorado, it's best to stay in Colorado thereafter.
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C.R.S. 16-3-201.
Arrest by a private person.
A person who is not a peace officer may arrest another person when any crime has been or is being committed by the arrested person in the presence of the person making the arrest.
ANNOTATION
Officer outside of jurisdiction arrests with authority of private citizen.
A peace officer acting outside the territorial limits of his jurisdiction does not have any less authority to arrest than does a person who is a private citizen. People v. Wolf, 635 P.2d 213 (Colo. 1981).
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Heh, heh.
Officer without jurisdiction/authority to arrest?
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18-1-704. Use of physical force in defense of a person.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person is justified in using physical force upon another person in order to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by that other person, and he may use a degree of force which he reasonably believes to be necessary for that purpose.
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Any bets on that jury trial?
Eventually, the ruse would be exposed for what it is.
As TR stated, a few blazes of glory might follow.
In the end, whoever holds the guns makes the rules.