Yesterday we covered the interesting appellate reversal of the murder conviction of a woman who claimed self-defense in the shooting death of her boyfriend. She shot him dead under circumstances in which he wasn't in the moment presenting an immediate threat to her.
Generally this would mean she killed in the absence of an imminent threat, which should result in the rejection of her self-defense justification. Indeed, the jury did exactly that, and convicted her of murder as charged.
The appellate court, however, was persuaded that in the context of this trial involving claims of domestic abuse the definition of "imminence" should not be limited to "immediate," but rather can have a broader temporal boundary to include even past or future, speculative threats as sufficient to justify the use of deadly defensive force.
We covered all that yesterday when we read through the appellate court's reversal of her conviction, and remanding for new trial.
This morning I came across a news article that provided a great deal more detail on the trial proceedings than was shared by the appellate court, so I've set up this impromptu live show today to share those interesting details with you.
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