That’s one witness. If the prosecutors talked to multiple witnesses and they don’t all line up (not to mention whatever forensic evidence exists*), they’d have a hard time proving murder.

the charge generally relates to what evidence the prosecution has and can prove beyond a reasonable doubt, as well as what the state’s law requires to prove each element of murder. Generally, murder requires preconceived intent to cause great bodily harm.

So, you put your car in park every time you stop at an intersection?

It seems like there’s a ton of misinformation out there. And it’s tough to piece together a timeline as to how this went down too.

I was just reiterating what another poster stated (which I clearly stated in my post).

I wasn’t referencing self-defense laws, just broad legal concepts. 49 states use the British common law; 1 uses Napoleanic law.

From my understanding no; you’d be justified in using deadly (gun) force in that situation.

If your point was crazy ass laws in different states, don’t start with stating it being about LA’s self-defense law. Your post reads like the old saying, “if it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent a year in college.”

Yeah, I remember in law school various professors making comments like “the laws of 49 states are relatively similar, then there’s Louisiana”

Thanks for the answer. Makes sense. I saw another poster state something similar, adding that apparently there’s video evidence of McKnight opening the guys car door.

that’s a bit of a non-sequitur since you can’t argue self-defense for DUI/vehicular manslaughter

I wonder how his being in his car affects the “stand your ground” because he could have just driven away (presuming the car was running and in gear since it was stopped at an intersection according to the article). While Wisconsin is not a stand your ground state, having taken the concealed carry class, if you have a…

I quite enjoyed the part where James kept getting shot by the sniper over and over again.

Congratulations on your reading comprehension skills. That incident was the start of seeing my mother for who she really is. Seven more years of increasingly shitty behavior towards me and my family followed before I finally had enough.

Sounds damn familiar. That being said, it’s Friday.

I’m not biased on this issue one bit. I’m just speaking from personal experience that maybe there are legitimate reasons that we’re not privy to that caused him to cut his family off.

I hope it does get easier and better for you.

I’ll give you that bailing on being a groomsman the day before the wedding is fucking shitty.

Nothing would really surprise me.

Right, as do all states. However, FOIA is specific to federal government agencies only. State laws, such as the Sunshine Law in FL, are commonly referred to as public records laws.