John Louis Coffey Quote

Quote from John Louis Coffey,

"I join others who throughout history have recognized that an individual in this country has a protected right, within the confines of the criminal law, to guard his or her home or place of business from unlawful intrusions. ... Surely nothing could be more fundamental to the “concept of ordered liberty” than the basic right of an individual, within the confines of the criminal law, to protect his home and family from unlawful and dangerous intrusions."

By:	John Louis Coffey (more quotes by John Louis Coffey or books by/about John Louis Coffey)
	(1922- ) Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Source:	Quilici v. Village of Morton Grove, 695 F.2d 261, 272, 278 (1982) (dissent) cert. denied 464 U.S. 863 (1983).
Categories:	Defense
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