Margie meets Charles at a nightclub where they have several drinks.As Margie is attempting to leave the club,Charles forces her into his automobile with a goal of making her engage in sexual intercourse.Margie,however,has no intending of having sex with Charles and is able to retrieve a pistol from her purse.She fires all of the pistol's bullets,killing Charles.Because of the ambiguous facts surrounding the incident,the District Attorney tries Margie for murder.If Margie convinces the jury that she acted in self-defense,she is legally entitled to be found not guilty of the murder charge.

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Margie used deadly force to protect herself from Charles' attempt to force her into having sex. If she can convince the jury that she reasonably believed that she was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm, and that the force she used was necessary to defend herself, then she acted in self-defense and should be found not guilty of murder. However, the actual determination of self-defense will depend on the specific facts of the case and the interpretation of the law by the judge and jury.

Margie Meets Charles at a Nightclub Where They Have Several