Murder

In a habeas complaint against the sheriff of Palm Beach County, a man claims the first-degree murder charge against him is “excessive and unwarranted” because when he shot his wife and killed a man in his car, which he had reported missing, he was merely <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Murder.pdf"><strong>defending his property</strong></a>.

WEST PALM BEACH — In a habeas complaint against the sheriff of Palm Beach County, a man claims the first-degree murder charge against him is “excessive and unwarranted” because when he shot his wife and killed a man in his car, which he had reported missing, he was merely defending his property.

Categories / Civil Rights, Criminal

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