Judge is allowing jury to consider castle doctrine when deliberations
Is anyone else drained? :|
ETA: imagine how the jury feels....
Bringing up that his use of marijuana may have worked against his ability to process the situation.
Court TV reporter at the court house said a bit ago that the jury was still at lunch and no deliberations yet.
This is way beyond negligent homicide. Perhaps, if she was cleaning her service weapon and it accidently fired, the bullet going through her ceiling, striking and killing Jean, then negligent homicide may apply, but not this.
I would go for Manslaughter as I think the homicide was fundamentally an accident.Murder for me-1. She simply could have backed out
2. She did nothing to help him
Out to lunch. The judge hasn't given the case to them yet.I'm watching it live but I'm local, on the local channels & live streaming on FB. Jury is still out....so nerve wrecking!!!
I think they did show she sought out a confrontation. She heard someone moving around in that apt from outside the door and chose to go in.I would go for Manslaughter as I think the homicide was fundamentally an accident.
The failure to give prompt assistance could then be used to support a stronger sentence.
As the end of the day, murder to me is very deliberate regarding the totality of the situation, not just pointing the weapon and pulling the trigger.
Thus, unless the State could show that she sought out a confrontation, or that she was strongly predisposed to shoot somebody ie “locked, cocked and looking for an excuse” type mentality, I would tilt towards manslaughter.
I believe the state did show this by depicting how she didn't follow police protocol and entered the apartment alone without backup.Thus, unless the State could show that she sought out a confrontation
I would go for Manslaughter as I think the homicide was fundamentally an accident.
The failure to give prompt assistance could then be used to support a stronger sentence.
As the end of the day, murder to me is very deliberate regarding the totality of the situation, not just pointing the weapon and pulling the trigger.
Thus, unless the State could show that she sought out a confrontation, or that she was strongly predisposed to shoot somebody ie “locked, cocked and looking for an excuse” type mentality, I would tilt towards manslaughter.
Yes this!I believe the state did show this by depicting how she didn't follow police protocol and entered the apartment alone without backup.
Today in closing was the first time I heard it mentioned, but I remembered seeing it in the photos. ( left side in the corner). He made an excellent point with bringing that up in response to defense asserting that Bo was standing way back by the patio door!