Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 8: Another Court Ignorant of Self-Defense Law Sets Table for Another Injustice

Yesterday was the eighth day of testimony in the murder trial of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa SWAT Captain who shot and killed Chad Oulson in a local movie theater in January 2014 after the two men had a verbal altercation that became physical.The defense presented only three additional witnesses yesterday, all expert witnesses—Dr. Michael Foley, a forensic radiologist whose testimony was delivered in the form of a previously recorded video, Dr. Michael Knox, a crime scene investigation expert, and finally Dr. Roy Bedard, a use-of-force expert.The reason there were only three was largely because of the extensive arguments made outside the hearing of the jury prior to the testimony of the latter two experts.  Unfortunately, much of the argument preceding Dr. Bedard’s testimony revealed a substantive ignorance of fundamental aspects of self-defense law on the part of the court, the same type of ignorance we’ve seen lead to injustice in verdicts in other recent high-profile cases. We’ll focus our commentary and analysis here on that apparent ignorance.The video testimony of all seven of these witnesses is also embedded below, although our commentary here will be focused on the testimony of Dr. Adams.Popcorn Shooter Trial Day 8:  Another Court Ignorant of Self-Defense Law Sets Table for Another Injusticehttps://lawofselfdefense.com/popcorn-shooter-trial-day-8-another-court-ignorant-of-self-defense-law-sets-table-for-another-injustice/POPCORN BUNDLE! Our four BEST-SELLING COURSES, DVD or online streamed, for 60% OFF! SAVE $300!Only during the "popcorn murder trial"!http://lawofselfdefense.com/bundleSPOTIFY:  https://open.spotify.com/show/3t5GLWsn8venGBeIwZdW5v?si=Otyo_3ujTFWBma2XSmtsxwBook "Law of Self Defense" autographed hardcover: http://lawofselfdefense.com/gethardBook "Law of Self Defense" softcover:  http://lawofselfdefense.com/freebookLaw of Self Defense Membership, 2-week Trial Just 99 CENTS!http://lawofselfdefense.com/trialLaw of Self-Defense State-Specific Courses (~40% OFF SALE!)http://lawofselfdefense.com/state"Five Elements of Self-Defense" Infographic:  http://lawofselfdefense.com/elementsShow sponsor:  CCW Safe Legal Service Memberships (aka "self-defense insurance")Learn more at http://lawofselfdefense.com/ccwsafe and 10% off with code LOSD10#curtisreeves #chadoulson