chickenman
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Not necessarily, my neighbor shot a kid in the face in his yard (while fleeing) after he got the other two in his house. Make my day came in to play and he walked. I think it was only in the news is because it was like 15 or 16 yo kids, not that you can tell age at 3am...
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An Erie woman who was arrested on murder charges this week — after she stabbed two men who broke into her house, assaulted her and attempted to steal her medical marijuana — might be able to use Colorado’s “Make My Day” law to defend herself in court, a legal expert said Wednesday.
The law, which allows a person to defend themselves with deadly force when others are breaking into their home or business, was passed in 1985 and has been used several times in criminal cases.
This week, Karen Elaine Cordova, 47, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder after the Saturday morning incident at her home just outside Erie in rural Weld County.
According to affidavits in the case, the two men — Kyle Dust and Stephen Erikson — broke into her home where she sold medical marijuana. Court records state it was the second break-in at the house for the two men, just hours apart.
After the men confronted her in her home and one of them hit Cordova, she then stabbed both men with a 5-inch knife.
Erikson was able to leave the house and drove to a friend’s house in Erie for help. An ambulance was called for Erikson, along with the Erie police. He remains in the hospital in critical condition.
Police later received information that Erikson was with another man, who was also stabbed. They went to Cordova’s home and found Dust’s body in the back yard. As she was being arrested, Cordova said, “I’m not going to lie. What would you do if someone broke into your house at 2:30 in the morning? I’m a single woman.”
Later, after she learned Dust was dead, Cordova stated “Oh my god. I didn’t know that I killed him. They were coming for me. They were coming for me.”
Those circumstances — if it is true the men were burglarizing Cordova’s house — could qualify the case for the Make My Day Law. On Wednesday, the Weld County Public Defender’s Office filed to represent Cordova in court. They couldn’t comment about whether they will be using the Make My Day law as a defense.
The Weld District Attorney’s Office also declined to comment about the case.
However, University of Colorado Clinical Law Professor Ann England said that because of Make My Day, the Cordova case is “compelling.”
Ganj, I love you, but I think you are so wrong here. That woman is exactly my age and if someone began beating on me it could quickly become deadly force. If someone starts beating on me, I'm going to do any and every thing I possibly can to protect myself (which ain't much at the moment). If they're doing it in my home? I have to assume their goal is to kill me.I say and say again. If you are going to open your mouth... you say "I was afraid for my life and thought I was going to die!" killing someone for attempting to or stealing your property or for beating you up is not justified for deadly force.
Hope this helps.
I must be a real weenie, because n my world once you're arrested you're in real trouble.Doubt she would have a public pretender if she was in any real trouble. Seems like a pretty cut and dry case where theres no need to spend thousands of dollars on a good lawyer. btw those rippers got what they deserved!
... for the record weed = money or trade leverage for hard drugs.
And I also can't help but wonder how many thieves smoke grass... I always figured their type usually fell into the meth/junk columns of life wreckery.
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