Homicide Self-Defense Excessive Force Justification
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe court reviewed a homicide case where the defendant fatally stabbed a significantly larger victim in the neck during a physical altercation that began with the victim initiating an attack, potentially including a punch. Although the defendant's action was deemed a defensive response to an immediate threat—justifying it as self-defense under Article 33 StGB—the court reasoned that stabbing the victim in the neck constituted an excessive use of force, as the defendant's own life or bodily integrity was not in such imminent, overwhelming danger as to permit a lethal response, thereby establishing an excessive defense (Notwehrexzess) under Article 33 Abs. 2 StGB, rather than full justification.
Regesto Legislator
UfficialeArt. 33 Abs. 2 und 111 StGB. Notwehrexzess. Fall eines Tötungsdelikts, bei welchem der Täter dem drohenden Faustschlag des ihm körperlich weit überlegenen Opfers mit einem Messerstich in den Hals begegnete. | Strafrecht
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Generato dall'IAThe court found that the appellant committed the intentional homicide in an excess of legitimate self-defense.
The appellant was found to have committed the intentional homicide under the mitigating circumstance of excess self-defense.
The court evaluated the appellant's actions under the scope of legitimate self-defense.
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Rechtsprechung Luzern
Instanz: · Obergericht
Abteilung: · II. Kammer
Rechtsgebiet: · Strafrecht
Entscheiddatum: · 29.06.2004
Fallnummer: · 21 04 44
LGVE: · 2004 I Nr. 58
Leitsatz: · Art. 33 Abs. 2 und 111 StGB. Notwehrexzess. Fall eines Tötungsdelikts, bei welchem der Täter dem drohenden Faustschlag des ihm körperlich weit überlegenen Opfers mit einem Messerstich in den Hals begegnete.
Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.