castle doctrine
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Here’s How ‘Stand Your Ground’ May Come Into Play in Ralph Yarl Shooting
Andrew Lester said he shot Yarl because he was ‘scared to death.’
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Unlike Kyle Rittenhouse, Black People Can’t Argue “Stand Your Ground,” Attorney says
Suddenly the tables turn when a Black man shoots at someone in self-defense.
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Controversial Death of Black Man in Missouri Ruled “Justifiable”
Justin King died on his white neighbor’s front lawn. The man claimed he was breaking in.
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Judge in Amber Guyger Trial Just Made It Easier for the Former Dallas Cop to Be Acquitted of Murder
Closing arguments wrapped up Monday in the trial of Amber Guyger, the former Dallas Police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor after walking into his apartment last year. But on the trial’s final day, Judge Tammy Kemp made two key decisions that could determine whether the jury ultimately finds Guyger guilty of murder. As…
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States Are Quietly Resurrecting a Law That Makes It Easier to Kill Blacks
On July 12, 2013, the Honorable Judge Debra S. Nelson addressed the jury in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman in Florida and read her instructions to the jury (pdf). They included the following: In deciding whether George Zimmerman was justified in the use of deadly force, you must judge him by the circumstances by…