• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    3 months ago

    That’s not the important part. A jury can ignore all that. The law allows them to look at how she was victimized, and determine that her response was justified in light of the violence committed against her.

    The important part didn’t happen when she killed him in 2018. The important part happened in May, 2024. From wiki:

    On May 9, 2024, Kizer pled guilty to one felony count of second-degree reckless homicide, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. On August 19, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison.[10]

    It’s pretty hard for a jury to acquit her when she enters a “guilty” plea.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      She pled guilty because she was denied a self defense argument. At which point they’re left with her admitting to shooting him with no legal reason.