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Both sides rest in Houston stand your ground trial [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Both sides rest in Houston stand your ground trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press – 4 hours ago
HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a Texas man who argued the state's version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after a verbal confrontation about a 2010 party rested their case Tuesday without calling any witnesses.
Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Raul Rodriguez's fate after closing arguments Tuesday afternoon. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder.
Prosecutors painted Rodriguez, 47, as the aggressor, saying he took a gun, and a video camera, to complain about Kelly Danaher's party and was looking to get into a fight.
Rodriguez's attorneys claim the retired Houston-area firefighter shot Danaher, a 36-year-old elementary school physical education teacher, in self-defense after someone lunged at him. Rodriguez, who videotaped the incident, can be heard on the recording claiming he feared for his life and saying "I'm standing my ground here."
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By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press – 4 hours ago
HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a Texas man who argued the state's version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after a verbal confrontation about a 2010 party rested their case Tuesday without calling any witnesses.
Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Raul Rodriguez's fate after closing arguments Tuesday afternoon. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder.
Prosecutors painted Rodriguez, 47, as the aggressor, saying he took a gun, and a video camera, to complain about Kelly Danaher's party and was looking to get into a fight.
Rodriguez's attorneys claim the retired Houston-area firefighter shot Danaher, a 36-year-old elementary school physical education teacher, in self-defense after someone lunged at him. Rodriguez, who videotaped the incident, can be heard on the recording claiming he feared for his life and saying "I'm standing my ground here."
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