I was a victim and it was my own fault.

[Racer Boy]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

In Texas that's hot pursuit and you have a defense. And it's not for a laptop, which is an incredibly short sighted viewpoint. It's for being a thief, and that is a career criminal. He is presenting a threat to your property and you have every right (in Texas) to resolve that threat with deadly force. Your actions would be reviewed by the DA because it is against the penal code to discharge a firearm in the city limits (assuming a city) and against the penal code to use deadly force. You literally have to plead guilty to those, and then present your defense (resolving the threat) which happily is supported by Texas law.

The OP is in Utah, which I'm sure has different laws. If I'm not mistaken, every state has different laws around this than Texas!

In most states, once the perp is outside of your home and you shoot them in the back, then you are in some serious legal trouble.

Timco, how is your knee today?