People v. La Voie

People v. La Voie, Supreme Court of Colorado, 395 P.2d 1001 (1964), is a legal case in which deadly force was justified because the defendant had a reasonable belief that the deceased threatened defendant with deadly or grievous harm.

[1] Charles E. La Voie was returning home from work in Jefferson County when his car was intentionally rammed and pushed through a red light.

The case is illustrative of the legal concept of a perfect self-defense.

[1] The court wrote (citing a previous ruling in Young v. People, 47 Colo. 352):

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