k0ua
Epic Contributor
No, YOU need to read the link again.. In my mind and in the minds of prosecutors where I live he was fully justified in shooting the home invaders, and he shot them while they were INSIDE the residence. It is English law that is in error here, not Mr. Martin.
English law permits one person to kill another in self-defence only if the person defending him or herself uses no more than "reasonable force"; it is the responsibility of the jury to determine whether or not an unreasonable amount of force was used.[12] The jury at the trial were told that they had the option of returning a verdict of manslaughter rather than murder, if they thought that Martin "did not intend to kill or cause serious bodily harm".[13] However, the jurors found Martin guilty of murder by a 10 to 2 majority.[14]
He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a recommended minimum term to serve of 9 years, reduced to 8 years by the Lord Chief Justice.
Just what is reasonable force when you are shooting home invaders with 29 prior convictions in the middle of the night.?
An appeal was considered in October 2001 by three senior judges headed by Lord Woolf, LCJ. Submissions by the defence that Martin had fired in his own defence were rejected by the appeal court. On this occasion the defence also submitted evidence that Martin was diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder exacerbated by depression[15] and that his paranoia was specifically directed at anyone intruding into his home.
You darn right he was "paranoid" he had been robbed 10 times before to the tune of over $9000 of stuff from his home.
Martin was imprisoned in Highpoint Prison, Suffolk. When he became eligible for parole and early release in January 2003, the Parole Board rejected his application without stating a reason.[17] The chairman of the parole board, Sir David Hatch, in an interview with The Times described Martin as "a very dangerous man" who may still believe his action had been right.[18]
Yeah the parole board did not want to release him because he still believed he did right.... Well here is another man who believed he did right, and the scumbags he shot got what they were looking for. Back here where I live, you break into a mans home in the middle of the night, you are "paid for".
