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

On Thanksgiving Day 2012, Byron David Smith confronted two teens who had broken into his home, and he shot them both....

Four Shots In The Dark: Case Analysis of the Kaarma case- The Verdict and Lessons Learned

Kaarma began firing into the darkened garage before he could have possibly determined whether the intruder was a...

Four Shots In The Dark: Case Analysis of the Kaarma case- Post Incident Actions

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, you’ll be traumatized and at risk of making confused and inaccurate...

Four Shots In The Dark: Case Analysis of the Kaarma case- Reasonable Fear

Kaarma began firing into the darkened garage before he could have possibly determined whether the intruder was a...

Four Shots In The Dark: Case Analysis of the Kaarma case- Escalation

In court, the county attorneys made the case that the couple planted a purse in the garage and intentionally left the...

Four Shots In The Dark: Case Analysis of the Kaarma case- Location

When Kaarma saw a dark figure in a video monitor surveilling the garage, he grabbed a loaded shotgun kept by the front...