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Atticus

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4. I understood that is not the knowledge of the attacker but the reasonable apprehension of tbe

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 22, 2020, 09:08 AM

Nov 2020

attacked person that is determinative---i.e., did the "victim" reasonably believe they were about to be harmed because of the other person's intentional act?

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Serious question for practicing DU attorneys: in the current pandemic when the health experts are [View all] Atticus Nov 2020 OP

If the cougher knows he has Covid...seems I remember that an AIDS person who deliberately Karadeniz Nov 2020 #1

I ain't no attorney but I recall several instances where people have been charged by cops after they 3Hotdogs Nov 2020 #2

A 'charge' would likely be upheld only IF cougher KNOWS he/she HAS covid. elleng Nov 2020 #3

I understood that is not the knowledge of the attacker but the reasonable apprehension of tbe Atticus Nov 2020 #4

It's more closely related to intention of the perpetrator. elleng Nov 2020 #5

I found this on illinoislegalaid.org: Atticus Nov 2020 #6