Re: Brain Trauma Injury

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... continuation (Posted this but reposting it because when I did
it the first and second times, with slight variations, it went to
the "system administrator for review" -- anyone know what triggers
this result?)

1. Adverse Possession or Prescriptive Easement?
2. Duties of Landowner to Known Trespasser
3. Intentional Tort - Battery
4. Crimes of Farmer

5. Farmer's defenses

Even in jurisdictions that have make-my-day statutes allowing
potentially lethal Defense to Property, as to entrants into a
person's dwelling, no jurisdiction allow use of potentially deadly
force to prevent a trespasser from using a trail for
snowmobiling. Because Farmer's act was potentially deadly, even
if it did not actually kill P, therefore, Farmer cannot invoke
defense of property.

If farmer can show he mistakenly believed that putting crates in a
place that would block a trail used by high-speed snowmobilers
under the conditions described in the facts would not place them at
high risk for death or severe bodily harm, then the defense of
mistake may apply, because Farmer is charged with general and not
specific intent crimes.

so, Mikey, my understanding is therefore that, unless Farmer can
succeed in a defense of mistake, Farmer is liable for Battery or,
if P dies, for depraved heart (or intent to commit serious bodily
harm) second degree murder. Where is my logic flawed?