Glenn E. Meyer
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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2...s-and-a-jury-threading-a-needle/?ref=nyregion
Summary:
1. Battered woman - that defense is very controversial in legal and psychological circles.
2. She gets his revolver and shoots him when he points a Glock at her , if I read it correctly.
2. She gets in trouble because after righteously shooting the guy with the first gun, she picks up the second and shoots him some more. The jury's logic is to convict her on gun possession as he was eliminated as a threat and there was no need to use the second gun.
3. Some on the jury say this was a compromise verdict.
My points:
a. What a tangle - shows that folks who say if it is a good shoot, blah, blah. Juries decide if it was a good shoot - not you.
b. The legal issue can be complex and juries compromised.
c. Note - don't bash, rail against NY in general or rant. Discuss the issue. Go off track at your risk. In CA threads, I've had to cut this sort of digression.
Thanks.
j
Summary:
1. Battered woman - that defense is very controversial in legal and psychological circles.
2. She gets his revolver and shoots him when he points a Glock at her , if I read it correctly.
2. She gets in trouble because after righteously shooting the guy with the first gun, she picks up the second and shoots him some more. The jury's logic is to convict her on gun possession as he was eliminated as a threat and there was no need to use the second gun.
3. Some on the jury say this was a compromise verdict.
My points:
a. What a tangle - shows that folks who say if it is a good shoot, blah, blah. Juries decide if it was a good shoot - not you.
b. The legal issue can be complex and juries compromised.
c. Note - don't bash, rail against NY in general or rant. Discuss the issue. Go off track at your risk. In CA threads, I've had to cut this sort of digression.
Thanks.
j