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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
Right. Because when the defense is "I honestly believed that this person was a threat to me," then whether the defendant watched the guy singing about being a Crip and breaking someone's jaw for fun, or whether the defendant watched the guy reciting Little Bo' Peep to a class of first-graders, is really irrelevant and utterly non-probative.
As is the defendant's own experience with gang members.
"Q. Sir, you are claiming that you acted in self defense. Did you think this person was going to attack you?"
"A. Yes."
"Q. Why?"
"Pros.: Objection, Your Honor!!! More prejudical than probative!"
"Judge Atticus: Sustained."
Overuse. Of. Periods. Is. Not. Convincing.
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Q. "And you thought he posed a threat to you, such that responding with deadly force made sense to you?"
A. "Absolutely."
Q. "Why?"
A. "I had once searched ASCAP licenses, and discovered that he wrote 'Hey Joe' and had recorded a cover of 'I Shot The Sheriff.'"
Pros.: "Move to strike."
Judge Finch: [Fill in the blank.]
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