Re: Homeinvasion, shoot to kill?

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From: Eric Williams
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 00:00

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David Voth wrote:

> Eric is correct but I'd like to add one small clarification:  It
> doesn't have to be inside your dwelling.  An Imperial Beach man was
> acquitted yesterday of manslaughter charges for fatally shooting two
> party crashers who were threatening him.  The incident occurred in his
> back yard.  The defendant successfully argued that he had good reason
> to feel threatened by the two men, one of whom had loudly proclaimed
> his membership in a white supremecist "skinhead" gang.

But in that case the defendant had to prove his self-defense was
justified.  If the shooting had taken place inside the home, the burden
of proof would have been on the prosecution.

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