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That’s it! That’s what I was missing, sorry about that. My point was actually at the time of the warning shot it wasn’t a stand your ground state. I doubt it’ll be retroactive or anything, to my limited knowledge criminal laws rarely are, no?I believe that was signed into law January 14, 2021, if it's this law:
We'll see if it's retroactive, because Boogie did his "warning shot" back in 2020. In any event, it doesn't really impact the outcome, as whatever protections castle doctrine gives, Boogie would have them, since he was actually in his house.
In any event, Arkansas is apparently now a straight up stand your ground state, although it was merely a castle doctrine state when Boogie went full retard.
Yes, because if you just plead guilty, what do you have to negotiate with? It's anticipated that a defendant is going to plead not guilty, and possibly engage in motion practice before the trial, such as to exclude evidence like contraband seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment. If the defense wins that motion in a drug case, the case is basically over and they usually give up, and if they lose, the defendant usually pleads guilty to something.
A plea bargain is sometimes not even reached until the jury has already been empaneled.
That even happened to me when I got jury duty. So I got to sit around for six hours drinking old coffee and eating vending machine food, only to be called upstairs, and then immediately dismissed because the case pled out.
anyways all the defense laws aside- it stands to reason that if you feel comfortable enough to fire a warning shot you’re probably not in life threatening danger. If you’re not prepared to shoot someone you shouldn’t have introduced (and escalated the situation with) firearms. This is a hurdle that I absolutely do not envy his attorney. I figure they’re going to go a little harder on boogie bc of all the play it got online and on the drama channels.
