nam man ▁and ▁C w ml lyn f ell ▁to ▁the ▁east ; ▁Pont arda we ▁to ▁the ▁south ; ▁and ▁G lan am man ▁of ▁Car mar th ens hire ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁local ▁council ▁elections , ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁turn out ▁was ▁ ▁%. ▁ ▁The ▁results ▁were : ▁ ▁Category : E lect oral ▁w ards ▁of ▁Ne ath ▁Port ▁Tal bot <0x0A> </s> ▁Run yan ▁v . ▁State , ▁ 5 7 ▁Ind . ▁ 8 0 ▁( 1 8 7 7 ), ▁was ▁an ▁Indiana ▁court ▁case ▁that ▁argued ▁natural ▁law ▁and ▁a ▁distinct ▁American ▁Mind ▁to ▁reject ▁a ▁duty ▁to ▁retre at ▁when ▁claim ing ▁self - def ense ▁in ▁a ▁hom ic ide ▁case . ▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁election ▁night ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁president ial ▁race , ▁John ▁Run yan ▁was ▁har ass ed ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁by ▁Charles ▁Pres n all ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁in ▁New ▁Castle , ▁Indiana . ▁Run yan ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁revol ver ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁retre ated . ▁ ▁Dec ision ▁The ▁court ▁imp lied ▁it ▁was ▁un - American , ▁writing ▁of ▁a ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁distinct ▁American ▁mind , ▁" the ▁t endency ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁mind ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁strongly ▁against " ▁a ▁duty ▁to ▁retre at . ▁The ▁court ▁went ▁further ▁in ▁saying ▁that ▁no ▁stat ut ory ▁law ▁could ▁require ▁a ▁duty