Posted on 05/12/2018 11:02:58 AM PDT by rktman
A little over two years ago, James George Stiffler of Helena was on trial for deliberate homicide after shooting and killing a burglar in his home on Canyon Ferry Road.
Earlier this week, Stiffler attended a gathering of the Lewis and Clark County Young Republicans to tell his side of the story and defend the right to use deadly force.
Stiffler's 2016 homicide trial ended in a hung jury, which means jurors could not come to a consensus on whether the shooting was legally justified or not. Stiffler's defense attorney has said two jurors believed he was guilty and the other 10 believed he was innocent.
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I would have voted “not guilty” simply because the criminal he shot was in his home without permission. However, he was pushing his luck. Any time you shoot a thug in the back while he is leaving (if that’s really what happened), you are taking your chances legally.
For sure. Like shooting at some perp running out of your driveway after breaking into your car. Not a good plan no matter how PO’d you might be.
No ‘Castle Doctrine’ in Montana?
Yeah, but what about Stiffler’s Mom?
Winning! And it seems he made sure there was one less demo_rat in the world with his actions.
JoMa
Legally perhaps, as is illustrated by the story.
Morally, no, the homeowner has a duty to himself and his family to make sure they’re safe, and if he decides that to be safe he needs to kill the guy, then do it.
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And, while there’s no way the homeowner could have known about the ‘victim’s” earlier statements, they do indicate that perhaps he wasn’t fleeing in terror - no telling if one wasn’t right there so the homeowner has to get the benefit of the doubt by the mere (not so mere) fact that the guy had invaded the castle.
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