The defence lawyer advanced the case with a very smart point which I imagine impacted the jury quite a bit. What he said in closing was, Stanley could have claimed self-defence because the victim had a gun with him. But he didn't, he consistently said he didn't pull the trigger, the gun went off itself. Risky but it makes the story more plausible by not taking advantage of the other guy having a gun.
This was not a self-defence case.
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