re: Trial set to begin in murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony; Verdict is GUILTY

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I think the guys guilty but not sure that’s compelling in self defense vs aggression

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what?

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I think the guys guilty but not sure that’s compelling in self defense vs aggression


what?

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I think he's just saying the fact that there was bone on the knife doesn't have much to do with the defense argument. We know he did it. He's trying to say it was self defense which it clearly wasn't.

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A lot of supporters of Anthony are saying he will get off from the stand your ground law and the white kid started it

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Texas has a do not retreat part of law, but the other qualifications to meet justification for force or deadly force have to be met, and they have not at all been met here for deadly force and looking doubtful for any force. Basically takes any need to retreat out of the equation when determining if immediate deadly force was reasonably necessary.

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(c) A person who has a right to be present at the location where the deadly force is used, who has not provoked the person against whom the deadly force is used, and who is not engaged in criminal activity at the time the deadly force is used is not required to retreat before using deadly force as described by this section.

For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), in determining whether an actor described by Subsection (c) reasonably believed that the use of deadly force was necessary, a finder of fact may not consider whether the actor failed to retreat.

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Also a section that adds specific instances where deadly force being immediately necessary is presumed to be reasonable which I guess is what most consider to be Castle Doctrine. None of which apply

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The actor's belief under Subsection (a)(2) that the deadly force was immediately necessary as described by that subdivision is presumed to be reasonable if the actor:
(1) knew or had reason to believe that the person against whom the deadly force was used:
(A) unlawfully and with force entered, or was attempting to enter unlawfully and with force, the actor's occupied habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment;
(B) unlawfully and with force removed, or was attempting to remove unlawfully and with force, the actor from the actor's habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment; or
(C) was committing or attempting to commit an offense described by Subsection (a)(2)(B);
(2) did not provoke the person against whom the force was used; and
(3) was not otherwise engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic at the time the force was used.

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And i believe I read days ago, this jury is not sequestered, correct?

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this jury is not sequestered

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Correct

As a Collin County citizen and member of the potential jury pool in this matter, I am telling y'all this motherfricker is going to be convicted and his sentence will be very, very severe.

This is an extremely conservative area with an even more conservative leaning, elected judiciary.

You don't get to go to school and stab a kid in the chest and expect to walk away scott free around these parts, motherfricker.

I pity the families dealing with this, but our community is not fricking around and justice will prevail in this here matter - you can bet your bottom dollar on that.

I still haven’t seen anything definitive as to if KA was actually scheduled to race that day or not. I know they said he was in and out in just 15 minutes.

One thing that I haven’t really seen mentioned is the fact that zero bystanders recorded any of the incident. Their tent was setup on the bottom level in front of several tents. If anything had been brewing that looked interesting you know kids would’ve taken their phone out and started recording. All of his teammates talked about how fast it happened and how shocked they were.

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As a Collin County citizen and member of the potential jury pool in this matter, I am telling y'all this motherfricker is going to be convicted and his sentence will be very, very severe.

This is an extremely conservative area with an even more conservative leaning, elected judiciary.

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A shame that not every county could have a conservative, or the very least, centrist, judiciary.
FU, Soros.

Ok, thank you.

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As a Collin County citizen and member of the potential jury pool in this matter, I am telling y'all this motherfricker is going to be convicted

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Have you paid attention to the make up of the citizens of your county, and the jury? It is not all white, there just aren't any blacks. There are Indians, muslims, etc. You may have a fantasy of what Collin county was back before the H1B invasion, but it's not that anymore.

Remember, Indians will be sensitive to "cultural concerns" in the wake of the Nowak killing in the UK with a kirpan, which nobody can carry but Sikhs.