Ames sounds like he needs to be shot.
You'd shoot someone for enforcing their property rights? Are you on the right forum? As for that "17th Century law," I can tell you that, as of the late 1990's, Indiana had a similar one on the books.
But it appears that you and I are ignoring the fact that Brooks kept tearing down fences and making trouble.
I agree with you but we got called "typical lawyer haters" above.
Me? I'm for the deceased. Ames, coming in and using law dating from 1600 is really pushing it, isn't he?
Condolences to the Brooks family.
And you betcha, Ames is gonna get hisself off. He knows how to read the law, and will use it in any way possible.
One lingering question. FIVE bullets in self-defense?
I hope the DA looks into that fact.