Transferred Intent in Self-Defense

Armed Attorneys Leslie Cross and Richard Hayes discuss Transferred Intent in Self-Defense and how a high court ruling expands legal protections when innocent bystanders are caught in the crossfire of lawful self-defense.
In today’s episode, Armed Attorneys break down a major Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision addressing whether a person acting in lawful self-defense can still face criminal liability when an unintended victim is killed. This case raises serious questions about murder charges, transferred intent, recklessness, and the real limits of self-defense protections.
The ruling in Commonwealth v. Santana-Rodriguez (2025) places Massachusetts among a growing number of states recognizing that lawful self-defense may excuse the killing of an innocent bystander — but only up to a point.

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