State Supreme Court reverses conviction based on self

• Arizona Supreme Court rules self-defense extends to a locked bedroom. • Decision overturns an aggravated assault conviction of a man who injured another man • One justice disagreed, saying a bedroom is not separate from the rest of a residence

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Oct. 7 that the right to claim self-defense extends to someone who is inside a locked bedroom of a home, even if the person trying to enter has been invited into the primary residence.

The ruling vacated the aggravated assault conviction of a Tucson man convicted in a case prosecuted by the Pima County Attorney’s office.

More importantly, it extends Arizona’s robust self-defense laws to areas previously not covered by any other state law.

The high court, with six of the seven justices agreeing, said that John