It's not written in the law here, but as one of the best, and one of my
favorite, defense attorneys, Bobby Lee Cook (obviously named for the great Gen.
Robert E. Lee) used to say, a murder trial, regardless of the circumstances,
simply comes down to "Did the decedent deserve killing, and did the right
person kill him?" Over the course of many years and many murder trials, I have
come to agree.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Scott Peden" <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Careful Andrew, I think one of our states still has the 'he needed killin'
> line listed as self defense.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Andrew Fildes
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 5:37 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT: French Empires
>
>
> But there is a very clear definition of what is justified, not just
> your own point of view. 'I shot him because I thought he was a
> nuisance' is not justifiable, even if you think you were justified.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 12/03/2007, at 5:43 AM, Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> > In the law, justification has always been considered a complete
> > defense to any act.
>
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