| The fact that the place was clearly uninhabited (boarded up) makes a difference in my opinion.
"Deadly force" would be justifed if it could reasonably be argued that the tresspasser was posing a threat to another's life. But It cannot reasonably be argued that the tresspasser was a danger to anyone else as the place was uninhabited. And I don't see how you can advocate putting anothers' life at risk as appropriate punishment for tresspass - which is what would be happening effectively if the defendant had been acquited here.
Last edited by blibbka; Jan 16, 2005 at 08:13 pm.
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