Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Plummer v. State was an 1893 court case decided by the Supreme Court of Indiana. The case overturned a manslaughter conviction, ruling that the convicted defendant had been protecting himself from the illegal use of force by a police officer. It is widely quoted on the internet, under the theory that it gives citizens the right to resist an unlawful arrest by force, including deadly force.The full citation is Plummer v. State, 135 Ind. 308, 34 N.E. 968 (1893). The full text of the case is available online.. }
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- Plummer_v._State abstract "Plummer v. State was an 1893 court case decided by the Supreme Court of Indiana. The case overturned a manslaughter conviction, ruling that the convicted defendant had been protecting himself from the illegal use of force by a police officer. It is widely quoted on the internet, under the theory that it gives citizens the right to resist an unlawful arrest by force, including deadly force.The full citation is Plummer v. State, 135 Ind. 308, 34 N.E. 968 (1893). The full text of the case is available online.".