re: Homeowner for the win

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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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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.