The intruders were allegedly trying to steal marijuana that the homeowner was growing:
Lt. Gary Trupe, coordinator for the Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit, said Monday that the home was targeted because of marijuana plants that were being grown there.
Arcay and the roommate are now wanted by police for possession of 25 to 35 marijuana plants. The [...]
Archive for January, 2009
An Update On The Amarillo Shooting
Posted in castle doctrine, dissent, education, privilege, property, torts on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Now for something completely different
Posted in advertising, internet, science, tagged chia pet, Obama on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BBgadgets points out this lovely Obama chia pet.
Castle Doctrine Map Update for January 2009
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, education, politics, privilege, property, torts, tagged castle doctrine, map, update on January 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I realize the insanity of trusting Wikipedia for any kind of exhaustive legal analysis. But they’ve got a great list, and the list (for the most part) links to the relevant statutes. If I was really going to be serious about this I’d take the time to look up state murder law for all 50 [...]
It Doesn’t Work Like That
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, privilege, property, torts on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This one has a Joe Horn mention. I guess the lesson is, if you want to gun down random people in Texas, you have to claim that you felt threatened. It’s probably not enough to say you did it because they were stealing someone else’s stuff.
A Kingsland man Wednesday was indicted on charges of criminally [...]
And Sometimes, It Just Looks Wrong
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, privilege, property, torts, tagged alabama, castle doctrine, Murder on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The unfortunate thing about bright-line rules is that sometimes they give you an answer that you’re not going to like.
In most other states, police would have taken Malik in to answer a few questions. Certainly that’s not an unreasonable request, especially if someone’s dead.
Not so in Alabama.
The legislature approved a strict version of the so-called [...]
More Castle Doctrine catch-up – Amarillo, TX
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, ethics, politics, privilege, property on January 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Here’s a short editorial blurb about a home-invasion shooting that will probably be excused by the Texas castle doctrine law. The writer seems unapologetically in favor of shooting people to protect property. The second comment on the article, however, is what’s really priceless:
I would blow someone away if they were dumb enough to try to [...]
Montana Working Towards Castle Doctrine Law
Posted in castle doctrine, criminal law, politics, privilege on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the AP text:
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Both Republicans and Democrats in the Montana Legislature agree that homeowners need absolute certainty that it is OK to gun down intruders.
But that doesn’t mean there is any guarantee that various versions of so-called “castle doctrine” self-defense legislation will clear a closely divided Legislature.
The bills all aim to [...]
