Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)
KRS (Penal Code) § 503.050: Use of physical force in self-protection -- Admissibility of evidence of prior acts of domestic violence and abuse
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines when use of physical force is legally justified in self-protection and establishes that evidence of prior domestic violence is admissible in such cases.
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