I disagree with this sentence
Premeditated murder is something you plan in advance
He did not PLAN on these people breaking into his house, and in a fit og rage he DID go overboard but it was not “premeditated”
In that situation your emotions take over and you lose control
He should have been found guilty of manslaughter
yes he did plan on them breaking in..
he set the whole thing up, shot them, then took another gun and capped them in the head...
it was planned..
Yep, in the case of the girl, it was premeditated execution, but without regard to the law, it’s a realy risky venture to break into where you don’t belong. Do it at your own peril.
That's not what the facts of the case say.
It's the intention to cause the death of another when not legally justified that is necessary. The intention can be formed in a very short period of time; such as the time between obtaining a second gun and the firing of the lethal shots.
But he did PLAN on killing them when they did break in.
One of the questions that I have is:
Was he given a heads up by someone that the kids who robbed his house a month earlier were on their way over to do it again that morning.
So he gets up and moves his vehicle so it can't be seen and they show up within the hour and voila.
All too convenient -- somehow I get the feeling that he knew they were on the way and just lay in wait to ambush them.
The question is who gave him the heads up??? Could it have been the same person who told the kids to go over there at that time because he wouldn't be home???
Not if he went to get another gun to shoot the girl and saying die bi**h as he put the gun under her chin. That was premeditated. She was already down with a gun shot.