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Is Selfself-Defense Allowed When There Are Objectively Reasonable Grounds But It Is Actually Done Subjectively For Improper Reasonsdefense allowed when there are objectively reasonable grounds but it is actually done subjectively for improper reasons?

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Is Self-Defense Allowed When There Are Objectively Reason Grounds But It Is Actually Done Subjectively For Improper Reasons?

Suppose that someone uses deadly self-defense in circumstances when it would have been objectively reasonable to do so (e.g., someone has a gun pointed at you and has threatened to shoot). But, the actual subjective reason that the person used it was invalid (e.g. the partially deaf person firing at the assailant misheard the threat to shoot and thought the assailant was insulting his dog).

Is this a good defense to murder?