Junta had a confrontation with the other man, left the scene, and returned to"finish" the fight.Costin provoked BOTH altercations; the first was a shoving match; Junta left the rink, returned to get his children, and Costin cold cocked him as soon as he entered the building.
Andrew Napolitano just said something interesting on Fox. He said that the accused doesn't have to prove self-defense. The prosecution has to disprove it. I hadn't really thought about it like that.
Considering the lack of skill (IMHO) of that female prosecutor, I wonder ????????
If that's truly how it happened, Costin was stupid. I just have a hard time thinking Junta walked in the door, and Costin was waiting off to the side and jumped from behind without notice. Usually, there's a lot of arguing and chest-beating. BUT, I have not been following the story closely. I was thinking the fight could have been avoided - that is the best senario.
I guess Costin was a little dog, trying to keep up with the big dogs!