Leading Criminal Defense Attorney Bryan Hershman Explains Your Options For A Self-Defense Case - Tacoma, WA

Top criminal defense lawyer Bryan G. Hershman, founder of Bryan Hershman, Attorney At Law in Tacoma, WA describes how best to defend a charge during a self-defense case. For more information please visit http://bryanhershman.com

Tacoma, Washington, United States - October 29, 2022 —

Leading criminal lawyer Bryan G. Hershman has closely explained how a charge is defended during a self-defense case. 

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The Founder of Bryan Hershman, Attorney At Law in Tacoma, WA, commented: "It's the right of every citizen to assert a self-defense claim when accused of causing physical harm to another person that was threatening harm to that citizen."

Self-defense is the right to repel force or violence by defending oneself with a reasonable and proportionate level of force or violence in one's defense. "That may seem simple enough in definition but becomes more complicated in real-life situations," he said.

Each state has its own set of rules and regulations to identify whether or not self-defense is permitted in certain situations, but there are commonalities.

First, it's essential to establish whether or not the threat, in a self-defense case scenario, was imminent in the first place. Hershman explained: "To justify using force, the threat needs to have been immediate, such as a verbal threat, and it's important to know that the danger must still be present.’’

"So, for instance, let's say that someone was a victim of an assault by an assailant. If that assault ended and there was no more immediate danger, then any violence used against the aggressor would be considered retaliatory instead of self-defense," he said. 

According to Hershman, it's also vital to show that a reasonable fear of harm was part of a self-defense case. 

When asked to elaborate, he said, "What many people might not realize is that self-defense can be justified even if an aggressor didn't intend to cause harm to the victim. In a case like this, we look at whether or not a 'reasonable person' would have also perceived an immediate threat of danger of harm to themselves or another."

He pointed out that the violence used in a self-defense case must be proportionate to the threat. "This boils down to whether the response to a threat was in proportion to the level of perceived danger. This means a person can only use as much violence as is required to eliminate the threat. A self-defense claim will be unsuccessful if a person uses deadly force that could lead to bodily harm or death when the initial threat of harm was minor." 

Hershman concluded: "While these are just a few of the factors that need to be considered a self-defense case, it requires many more moving parts to mount a successful defense. To learn more about what can be done in your particular case, contact an experienced criminal defense attorney."

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