TFred
Regular Member
I suppose this is good for those who would use lethal force to defend themselves. Going to be interesting to see if any appeals come.
This case has been under way for several days. Stafford deputies shot and killed a man who they claim was holding a shotgun as they entered his house on a potential suicide call.
Long story short, the jury found the deputy had reasonable fear for his life, but that he used excessive force. Judge struck the excessive force finding. I guess that means if you are in fear for your life, there is no excessive force. Good for someone forced to defend themselves. How many times have we complained when prosecutors try to argue "he shot too many times, too big of a gun, excessively lethal hollow point bullets... etc, etc, etc"?
Judge strikes jury's finding of excessive force in fatal Stafford shooting
TFred
This case has been under way for several days. Stafford deputies shot and killed a man who they claim was holding a shotgun as they entered his house on a potential suicide call.
Long story short, the jury found the deputy had reasonable fear for his life, but that he used excessive force. Judge struck the excessive force finding. I guess that means if you are in fear for your life, there is no excessive force. Good for someone forced to defend themselves. How many times have we complained when prosecutors try to argue "he shot too many times, too big of a gun, excessively lethal hollow point bullets... etc, etc, etc"?
Judge strikes jury's finding of excessive force in fatal Stafford shooting
TFred