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PSUSkinsFan21 · 06-08-2005, 03:44 PM

Well, yes and no. Again, it's all going to come down to the sequence of events. If ST pulls his gun in confrontation #1........then comes back for more........now those guys all know he's packing. It could be reasonable for them to fire on him in self-defense if they believe he's going to shoot at them. In that case, the jury is probably going to sympathize more with the guys who just got confronted by a rather large man with a gun, and the other guys don't make bad witnesses (in this scenario).

Also remember that the criminal case is not a case of the other guys versus ST. Rather, it's going to be a case of the State versus ST. Yes, the other guys would be called as witnesses at ST's trial by the prosecution, but it's not a matter of the other guys having a case against ST. It will be their word versus his as witnesses, however, and that's where the facts will either make or break the case against ST. If ST pulled his gun first, and then the other guys shot at him, ST probably doesn't really have a self defense argument because he was the one that initiated the "gun play", if you will. If these other guys fired on or threatened ST first, then they would make terrible witnesses, ST would have a strong self-defense argument, and the prosecution probably would drop the case. It's all going to hinge on then the guns came out.

06-08-2005, 03:44 PM	#37
PSUSkinsFan21 The Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Age: 49 Posts: 1,340	Re: Taylor's 2005 Season Likely Unaffected by Charges Well, yes and no. Again, it's all going to come down to the sequence of events. If ST pulls his gun in confrontation #1........then comes back for more........now those guys all know he's packing. It could be reasonable for them to fire on him in self-defense if they believe he's going to shoot at them. In that case, the jury is probably going to sympathize more with the guys who just got confronted by a rather large man with a gun, and the other guys don't make bad witnesses (in this scenario). Also remember that the criminal case is not a case of the other guys versus ST. Rather, it's going to be a case of the State versus ST. Yes, the other guys would be called as witnesses at ST's trial by the prosecution, but it's not a matter of the other guys having a case against ST. It will be their word versus his as witnesses, however, and that's where the facts will either make or break the case against ST. If ST pulled his gun first, and then the other guys shot at him, ST probably doesn't really have a self defense argument because he was the one that initiated the "gun play", if you will. If these other guys fired on or threatened ST first, then they would make terrible witnesses, ST would have a strong self-defense argument, and the prosecution probably would drop the case. It's all going to hinge on then the guns came out. __________________ "Hail to the Redskins!" and "Fight on State!"