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Originally Posted by Makarov
Right, but I can’t see how one could argue both that I didn’t intend to point my gun at Mr. X but I pointed my gun at Mr. X because I reasonably feared for my safety, another’s safety, or to reasonably protect my property etc.
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In this case it’s easy. It was never argued that Stanley shot Boushie in self-defence.
The argument was that this was an accidental discharge. It would seems that Stanley’s actions and testimony, as well as the physical evidence, were enough for the jury to find that there was reasonable doubt for both manslaughter and second degree murder