For those who are self-protection minded, I CANNOT stress enough the value of knowing 35-41-3-2 and 35-41-3-3 inside and out.
I understand Castle Doctrine applies to the home and occupied vehicle. My question is does the occupied vehicle mean only your motor vehicle, or if I’m out riding my bicycle, does the bicycle fall into the category of an occupied vehicle?
You have a rhyte to feel safe in your home, car, hotel room, and don't have the duty to retreat. It has something to do with an unknown threat behind your door. Once inside though, you're dealing with a known threat, something you can see. Someone walking out with your tools is not a threat. Someone threatening you with your screwdriver is a threat. IANAL but I don't think you have a duty to retreat at this point in your own home, as you would try to go the other way out in the wild.
Yeah it's in there. Don't have to retreat and justified against imminent unlawful force. In your dwelling, motorized vehicle, cartilage.
Just remember if you or another innocent is in danger of life or serious injury deadly force is allowed. I doubt that you can use deadly force on anything else. I'm not a lawyer just using what I read and trying to understand the current law. If I'm wrong please correct me