That was his twisted argument, and apparently yours as well. The jury took all of 37 minutes to reject it.
To qualify for an affirmative defense, the defendant must prove - yes, in an affirmative defense, the burden shifts to the defendant - that he was acting to save either himself or someone else from immediate danger. Roeder didn't kill someone who was holding a gun (or a scalpel) in his hand. He murdered someone in cold blood who was sitting in his place of worship. That's murder, not self defense. The jury agreed with me, not you.
The jury agreed with me, not you.
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So what’s your point? I wasn’t betting on the outcome like it was a Vegas game line. Your attitude shows that to you “it’s all about winning and losing , not discovering the truth” that shows you to be a legal insider ,, and that is no compliment in anyones book.