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The Accidental Case of Self Defense- The Shooting of Renisha McBride

The jury deliberated for just three hours before rendering a guilty verdict on two counts of first defeee murder. The...

The Limits of the Castle Doctrine- The Byron David Smith Case- The Verdict and Lessons Learned

The jury deliberated for just three hours before rendering a guilty verdict on two counts of first defeee murder. The...

The Limits of the Castle Doctrine- The Byron David Smith Case- Post Incident Actions

As we have noted in previous installments of this series, Smith has already made a number of mistakes that would haunt...

The Limits of the Castle Doctrine- The Byron David Smith Case- Reasonable Fear

Byron David Smith had suffered several burglaries at his Little Falls, Minnesota home. “I don't know who is going to...

The Limits of the Castle Doctrine- The Byron David Smith Case- Escalation

Byron David Smith shot and killed two burglars as they descended the stairs leading to the basement of his Little...

Byron David Smith and the Limits of the Castle Doctrine

Lessons on the limits of the castle doctrine taken from the Byron David Smith case, and how location factors into any...