On 05/19/2016 08:48 AM, Uncle Monster wrote:
One question, why was the 17 year old,"child" trespassing and entering the man's garage?

Looking for beer in the refrigerator. Doesn't matter:

§45-3-103

(1) A person is justified in the use of force or threat to use force
against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably
believes that the use of force is necessary to prevent or terminate the
other person's unlawful entry into or attack upon an occupied structure.

(2) A person justified in the use of force pursuant to subsection (1) is
justified in the use of force likely to cause death or serious bodily
harm only if:
(a) the entry is made or attempted and the person reasonably believes
that the force is necessary to prevent an assault upon the person or
another then in the occupied structure; or
(b) the person reasonably believes that the force is necessary to
prevent the commission of a forcible felony in the occupied structure.


In another case in the same time involving a love triangle, I think it
was the boyfriend who entered the open garage and proceeded into the
house. I may have the roles backward, the the occupant of the house blew
him back out into the garage. No charges were filed, let alone going to
trial. He had identified the threat, felt he was in imminent danger, and
took action.

There were too many red flags in this case, including his statements
prior to the shooting, aggressive behavior, a case of affluenza, and so
on. The president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, who often
is called as an expert witness, took a pass on this one.

It was hard enough getting the stand your ground law enacted to have it
jeopardized by assholes.