Quote Originally Posted by Colorado Osprey
Quote Originally Posted by Artyboy
If he (or she) is in your house and doing something illegal then you can kill them. They don't have to represent themselves as a threat to you.
WRONG

From 18-1-704 2(a)
(2) Deadly physical force may be used only if a person reasonably believes a lesser degree of force is inadequate and:

(a) The actor has reasonable ground to believe, and does believe, that he or another person is in imminent danger of being killed or of receiving great bodily injury

It's called homicide and wrongful death. If the bad guy is no longer a threat, the make my day law will no cover you guys; also just because someone is breaking a law does not give you a right to kill them...or attempt the same

CRS 18-1-704
Case Law Rulings:
When an initial aggressor withdraws from an encounter ......the initial victim continues the attack, the victim then becomes the aggressor and is no longer entitled to act in self-defense. People v. Goedecke, 730 P.2d 900 (Colo. App. 1986).
Right to kill in self-defense is not limited to cases where assailant intends to commit a felony. Ritchey v. People, 23 Colo. 314, 47 P. 272 (1896).

I'm not trying to start a pi55ing match, but I just wanted people to know they can not attempt to kill someone just because they are in your house. Being in the house is illegal if you didn't invite them in--trespassing.
A word of advice before you tell somebody they are WRONG when in fact it is you that are wrong you might want to actually read the correct statue. The physical force statue you quoted is not the make my day law. The make my day law clearly states a person is justified in the use of deadly force in their home when they have reason to believe an unlawful entry has been made and that person has criminal intent. It also states that a person who uses deadly force under that statue is immune from criminal or civil liability.