The guy would've gotten off without charge if the teens had been gunned down while breaking in. The fact that the guy had been robbed before and was under high stress will, I suspect, play a major role in his defense.
A kid I knew from my high school days once told me that he got an adrenaline rush by burgling homes. I told him he should take up a safer sport like alligator wrestling because he could end up dead. Unfortunately for him, that is exactly what happened not long afterward.
sometimes, you can do BOTH:
“Alligators found at scene of suspected drug shooting “
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2963404/posts
“...at least they died doing what they loved.”