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re: Homeowner for the win
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:21 am to TigernMS12
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:21 am to TigernMS12
â?¢ A Donald Aaron was found guilty of negligent homicide in the 2005 shooting death of Ronald Jamison in Caddo Parish. Upon arriving home, Aaron found Jamison in his driveway. Aaron said he believed Jamison had burglarized his home. When Jamison reached into his pocket to grab a beer bottle, Aaron opened fire, shooting him seven times.
Aaron said he was in the right to shoot Jamison under the state's castle laws. The grand jury disagreed, charging him with manslaughter. A trial jury found him guilty of the lesser charge of negligent homicide and a gun offense. He was sentenced to five years hard labor without parole.
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Wtf... There has to be more to that story. Reaching in his back pocket in front of me would have got him shot too.
Aaron said he was in the right to shoot Jamison under the state's castle laws. The grand jury disagreed, charging him with manslaughter. A trial jury found him guilty of the lesser charge of negligent homicide and a gun offense. He was sentenced to five years hard labor without parole.
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Wtf... There has to be more to that story. Reaching in his back pocket in front of me would have got him shot too.
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Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:36 am to Real Pirate
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Wtf... There has to be more to that story. Reaching in his back pocket in front of me would have got him shot too.
It sucks, but that's how the law functions here in MS too. Stand your ground means just that; not escalate or confront the situation. Castle Doctrine (to make another poster happy this is limited to MS jurisdiction although it is the majority rule) only applies if you are physically in your dwelling or vehicle and that property is the one having the crime being committed upon. This guy got out of his car and confronted the suspect and used deadly force. A prosector or judge is going to tell him he should have remained in his car and called authorities. Obviously in this case, the jury found it was not objectively reasonable to believe his life was in danger when the suspect reached in his pocket. Had they found that he would have gotten off on self defense. In essence he was found guilty of imperfect self defense.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 1:11 am to Real Pirate
The Aaron case is bad example.
Jamison was shot in his car down the street away from Aaron's house.
Aaron saw Jamison pull out of his Aaron's driveway and drive down the street. Aaron followed him, confronted him and then shot him 7 times when he claimed he thought Jamison was reaching for a weapon.
Jamison was shot in his car down the street away from Aaron's house.
Aaron saw Jamison pull out of his Aaron's driveway and drive down the street. Aaron followed him, confronted him and then shot him 7 times when he claimed he thought Jamison was reaching for a weapon.
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