when I heard the ‘sea lions’ thing, I though, oh, they’ll hang him for sure for shooting at critters in tree-hugging land.
Unless the judge overrules the jury, if I were in jail for accidentally shooting someone, I’d be burning up the wires demanding my attorney get me full release forthwith on the case law that has just been set. It was an accident so no jail, even with prior felonies says California. Let the legal games begin.
Sadly, he would have faced more jail time for kiling a sea lion than Kate.
It is California after all.