Walk It Through: The Shove Outside The Bar
A fight in Nevada, from the first push to the sealed record.
Outside a bar, a stranger swings. The other person shoves him away and he falls.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One fight between strangers. A battery that is domestic violence, one causing substantial bodily harm, and a civil suit for the injury are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Objectively reasonable forceThe only level of force an officer uses when force is necessary: what is objectively reasonable under the circumstances to bring the incident or person under control and accomplish a lawful purpose.
- Deadly forceForce an officer may use to make an arrest only after a warning if feasible, and only with probable cause to believe the person committed a felony involving the infliction or threat of serious bodily harm or the use of deadly force, or poses an imminent threat of serious bodily harm or death to the officer or others.
- Clear and convincing evidenceThe standard of proof the person asking for a guardian has to meet to show that a guardian of the person, of the estate, or of both is necessary.