Jurors will be allowed to consider castle doctrine -- the legal notion that you have the right to use lethal force to defend your home -- in the murder case against a former police officer who said she mistakenly entered the wrong home and killed a man
The castle doctrine is the legal notion that your home is your castle, and you have the right to use lethal force to defend your home and not retreat. A number of states have enshrined the castle doctrine in statutory law, sometimes with slightly different guidelines for when deadly force can be used. In other states, stand your ground measures extend self-defense protections to any place a person has a legal right to be, including their home.
"Who would not have sympathy for his family or anyone in that position? Everyone does, but that is not part of your consideration as a jury."Prosecutors argue that Guyger saw several numerous signs indicating she was on wrong floor and at the wrong apartment, including a skylight, a neighbor's decorative planter, Jean's red doormat and differences in the hallways.
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