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Judge Rules Jury Can Consider Castle Doctrine In Amber Guyger Murder Trial [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 OP

Huh? It's not the "other guy's castle doctrine." Vinca Sep 2019 #2

From the legislator who wrote the Texas law: WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 #5

That's such a convoluted explanation for letting a person off who broke into DemocraticSocialist8 Sep 2019 #14

i just learned something. never heard of this part of law before . AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #3

1-3 year sentence isn't great qazplm135 Sep 2019 #6

I would be surprised if she gets off Scot free qazplm135 Sep 2019 #21

See Robert Durst acquittal saidsimplesimon Sep 2019 #27

see the just announced conviction qazplm135 Oct 2019 #34

The conviction was just the sentence was not. imo saidsimplesimon Oct 2019 #35

it was on the low end of normal qazplm135 Oct 2019 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Sep 2019 #7

That would be some twisted shit for sure malaise Sep 2019 #13

It wasn't her castle. muntrv Sep 2019 #9

From the legislator who wrote the Texas law: WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 #10

She didn't have the right to be in that location. She was not legally sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #12

I'm guessing that distinction is what the jury is going to come down to. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 #15

And even she admits that Botham Jean did not act in a threatening way csziggy Sep 2019 #16

Unfuckingbelievable. cwydro Sep 2019 #11

jury evertonfc Sep 2019 #17

What is the makeup of the jury? nt avebury Sep 2019 #24

5 black, 5 hispanic/asian, 2 white. Sneederbunk Sep 2019 #26

The makeup is sensible. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #33

I think the Judge got confused with the Turbineguy Sep 2019 #18

Saw her on the stand Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #20

The white female shooter was actually in the black victim's home. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #28

As someone who supports castle doctrine sarisataka Sep 2019 #29

We agree in this situation. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #31