Sorry, but you aren’t going to see this guy get off on a Jury Nullification, and are delusional if you think so. I can go to the deepest part of the bible belt and this guy would be convicted for his actions.
Empathy with ones motivations does not excuse ones actions, if you believe that, you need to change political parties. A good moral person does not enter another persons home without permission. A man’s home is his castle, regardless of the person entering’s motivations. The belief that some “traditional” section of the country would get this guy off is nonsense.
A man’s home is his castle, if you think this guy can enter without consequence, then someone may enter yours without consequence, as long as he “feels” he was doing something moral. Doesn’t fly my friend, not even in Alabama is this guy going to get a blanket not guilty.
If he’s smart, he’ll take a plea bargain.
Accepting the notion that this man’s actions were justifiable because it was his wife is very old, very traditional and very southern. You’re not going to pawn it off on liberalism. Crime of passion and alienation of affection were or are still laws on the books in some parts of the country. It would also be very old, traditional and southern for the man whose house he entered to have blown his head off for doing so, but the fact that he was screwing that man’s wife would make such an action just as dishonorable as screwing his wife. There are clear moral distinctions, just because you don’t accept them yourself doesn’t mean they don’t exist, speaking of liberal thought.