I'm gonna say it and I don't care what gun nuts think...

[piedmont]

171. "After careful review of the evidence in this case, and for the reasons discussed..."

"...in more detail in the 27 page report, The Washington County District Attorney's Office has determined that the homeowner who shot Mr. Morrison on March 3, 2012, when Mr. Morrison was inside the homeowner's residence, acted lawfully in self defense."

Under a reasonable view of the evidence the homeowner acted reasonably in his use of force based on the facts and circumstances of which he was aware when he encountered an unknown intruder."

This was not a case of a homeowner saying the magic phrase "Castle Doctrine" and the authorities saying "oh, alright then, no investigation!"

"The man ran to this porch so he wouldn't get arrested for underage drinking after the police broke up the party. "

He ran to an enclosed back porch and entered it, hiding in the dark at 2 am, waking the homeowner and making him think there might be a robber in the house. Young people do some stupid things and sometimes they get badly hurt by their stupid actions.