Can home owner face charges?

[Socratic]

CA has the castle doctrine.

Based upon the article, I doubt that the homeowner will be charged. The burglars were inside of his house, so the presumption is the homeowner's life was in danger.

A more thorough statement from the homeowner would have been helpful.

In CA, anything's possible.

[Wallabing]

Whether the homeowner will be charged is completely dependent of the cops on scene, and the stuff they are willing to turn over to the district attorney.

[TransplantTexan]

you can't shoot them in the back.

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You can shoot them in the leg until they turn around

[Mayor McRifle]

Whether the homeowner will be charged is completely dependent of the cops on scene, and the stuff they are willing to turn over to the district attorney.

Isn't that true in any case, anywhere, involving anything?

[Cokebottle]

California has a Castle Doctrine.

It is not a "get out of jail free" card.

It is an affirmative defense, IF there are signs of forced entry.

IF the officer believes that you acted out of genuine fear for your life or the life of another, he may not arrest you. The DA may still issue a warrant and charge you if he believes the evidence does not support your statement.

[Cokebottle]

you can't shoot them in the back.

It happens all the time.

Bogey decides to turn and run a microsecond before you decide to pull the trigger.
He can pivot his back to you more quickly than you can recognize the movement and send the "abort" command to your finger.

[Abrams07]

It happens all the time.

Bogey decides to turn and run a microsecond before you decide to pull the trigger.
He can pivot his back to you more quickly than you can recognize the movement and send the "abort" command to your finger.

You removed the context of my statement. The context was they were out of your house, running away, w/ property of yours. You can't shoot them in the back.

Contrast that with an active felon in your home. If he turns around, and you shoot him in the back, that is entirely different. He is still an active threat. He is still in your home. There are a million situations where any reasonable person would fire a round and hit a bad guy in the back.