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Connecticut assault victim gets 18 months in prison for not retreating
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:27 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:27 am
Connecticut Post
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STAMFORD — A Bridgeport man who was assaulted by three juveniles while he was at work in Norwalk will have to spend 18 months in jail for stabbing one of the attackers.
“I was defending myself,” Jeffrey Sumpter, 21, told Judge John Blawie on Monday morning at the Stamford courthouse when he was sentenced for stabbing one of the males in the leg last October. Blawie told Sumpter that he understood and believed his version of events, but he said he had to follow the letter of the law.
Sumpter, dressed in a white prison jumpsuit with short sleeves, did not reply. His public defender Howard Ehring said unlike a state like Florida, which has a law allowing its residents to stand their ground, Connecticut law requires Sumpter to retreat from the beating he was given at the Dunkin’ Donuts where he worked. After being assaulted inside the coffee shop, Sumpter ran outside and stabbed one of the men.
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 10:33 am
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Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:29 am to rt3
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After being assaulted inside the coffee shop, Sumpter ran outside and stabbed one of the men.
That’s where he fricked up. I doubt he serves anything if he stabs them inside during the altercation. He created a second one outside when the first was over.
He was not defending himself at that point. Shitty title.
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 10:30 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:29 am to rt3
Sounds like the plot of a Nicholas Cage movie
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 10:31 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:30 am to rt3
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After being assaulted inside the coffee shop, Sumpter ran outside and stabbed one of the men.
That's not self defense, not even in Florida.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:30 am to rt3
quote:isn't this akin to running after a home invader and shooting them while they are running away?
After being assaulted inside the coffee shop, Sumpter ran outside and stabbed one of the men.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:30 am to TH03
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He was not defending himself at that point. Shitty title.
Yeah, you typically can't get away with that
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:30 am to The Egg
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isn't this akin to running after a home invader and shooting them while they are running away?
Yep.
Legal in Texas.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:31 am to deeprig9
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That's not self defense, not even in Florida
yep, almost vigilante revenge, bad thread title OP!
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:33 am to rt3
I was enraged until the last sentence of him running out and attacking the man. 18 months is still harsh though. I respect the dude.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:34 am to rt3
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After being assaulted inside the coffee shop, Sumpter ran outside and stabbed one of the men.
This changes the context completely.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:36 am to rt3
It's all good.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:37 am to ChewyDante
This case is a great example of why jury nullification is needed.
Instead DA's and judges alike are scared to death of anyone muttering the phrase or knowing what it is- to the point they are immediately dismissed from jury duty.
Instead DA's and judges alike are scared to death of anyone muttering the phrase or knowing what it is- to the point they are immediately dismissed from jury duty.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:05 am to deeprig9
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That's not self defense, not even in Florida.
Correct. I would have suspended the sentence though.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:07 am to rt3
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Connecticut assault victim gets 18 months in prison for not retreating
Still misleading as frick.
He got attacked and then after it was over, ran after the guys and stabbed one as revenge.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:09 am to rt3
Almost 60k posts and you still don't know how to properly title a thread.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:23 am to rt3
Connecticut?..damn, they're really everywhere.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:28 am to TH03
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Still misleading as frick.
He got attacked and then after it was over, ran after the guys and stabbed one as revenge.
now you can go talk to the newspaper editor... b/c that's essentially a copy/paste job
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:39 am to rt3
He must have made a shitty cup of coffee.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:41 am to rt3
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now you can go talk to the newspaper editor... b/c that's essentially a copy/paste job
If you knew that the title was click-baity and you simply did a copy/paste job anyway, you’re just as responsible for spreading misinformation as they are.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:43 am to rt3
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Sumpter, dressed in a white prison jumpsuit
Love how they throw in "white"
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 11:49 am
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