re: #83 aagcobb

Typically if you shoot someone, the burden shifts to you to prove its justifiable. In Missouri, the state still has the burden to prove it wasn’t. All Wilson has to say is that he saw Brown coming at him and he shot in self-defense, and the jury almost has to acquit.

Ayep. He’ll claim Brown “moved towards” him and assert self-defense and that will be that. It will move to the prosecution to prove that Brown did not act in an aggressive manner and the defense will respond by attacking the witnesses so that any doubt as to their recollections will be enough to acquit.