2nd degree murder. Open and shut case. This guy needs to be off the street permanently.
Well it's a good thing for him that we have a court system and trial by jury, because if it were up to you he'd be screwed without any recourse to things like witnesses, legal representation, etc.
Click the link. Read the story.
If I were on the jury - I would be torn. Drunken idiots threatening me with rocks? A repeated pattern of this behavior?
Multiple people approach the sand bar.
Some male or male walks on to the owners property to micturate.
Owner comes down and tells them they’re trespassing, and to leave.
Rather than leave, they pick up rocks and talk back.
It’s clear he’s armed, and the shooter sees the other party is armed.
One of the males commits assault, shooter pops the guy in the head.
One of those parties ‘shouldn’t have been there’, as it were, and it wasn’t the owner.
The owner approached alone, made it clear he was armed.
The assumption is the weapon was legally purchased and owned.
If the shooter has felonies, he’s done.
If not, it will go to court if the owner is offered a plea involving jail time. If its non-felony, and he gets probation, he’ll plead.
A fence wouldn’t work in WA state - Forest and Fish Law says that 100 feet from the stream is the state’s, except you pay taxes on it. No fence option there.
If they stay on the bar, they would be fine. With the trespass and assault, its a tough case for the prosecution in a jury trial.