Colorado Springs Civil Court Decision

[Delfuego]

I think we have a hybrid derived from the "make my day" law, and not the "Castle Doctrine" per se. I may be incorrect on this, I am basing some of this on what I learn in my CCW class I took a few weeks ago, and that could be mis-information. I think you may be correct in that it applies to your home and not your business and protection of that business. I also think you are supposed to be under perceived threat of violence.

[Geology Rocks]

The way I read it is its a place permanent or temporary which you find shelter and live at. Hotel rooms and things like that.Either way it should go to appeals.

"hey little girl. Your daddy was a thug thief who got shot by someone trying to make a clean living. we sued and now you have $300,000!"

sounds about right...

joe

[Guylee]

The way I read it is its a place permanent or temporary which you find shelter and live at. Hotel rooms and things like that.Either way it should go to appeals.

"hey little girl. Your daddy was a thug thief who got shot by someone trying to make a clean living. we sued and now you have $300,000!"

sounds about right...

joe

Honestly, If that were the circumstances, I don't think I would miss daddy too much...

[Scanker19]

Might be his "best" act ever.

[Elhuero]

there's a reason why it's call the legal system, not the justice system.

[Ridge]

Apparently the dirtbag in question was hiding in a shed on the property. At that point, it's a turkey shoot. The owner could have just as easily kept the criminal in there until cops showed up.

[hammer03]

Future earnings as a car thief????? My head is gonna explode.....

No, future earnings as a meth addict who, as admitted by his co-conspirator, was just looking to "steal whatever they could to sell and buy more drugs"...

The unfortunate part is that the make my day law doesn't cover a place of business, unless like in the other recent case, there is also a residence on the property.



I wonder, if they could appeal on the grounds that the kid should have been in child protective services, or should have been removed from her fathers care anyway? Then there would be no loss of companionship or future earnings... I'm sure the defense attorney's thought of that.

[spyder]

I think the defense should argue the other side of what could have been now... Take how much money we as taxpayers would have had to pay for his dumb ass to be in prison when he eventually gets caught (lawyers fees, court fees, prison, everything) and put that against what they awarded his family. I think the business man saved colorado quite a bit of money.

[OneGuy67]

There is no "castle doctrine" for businesses in Colorado. It was introduced this past legislative session, but didn't make it. I'm not sure why and I don't have the time to do the legislative session research to find the bill and see what happened to it. If someone else has the time, it can be found on the state website.

The article I read was too empty of facts, but the only reason I can see for such a judgment would be if he didn't threaten anyone with the knives and only had them on his person. However, the grand jury decided to not indict them for criminal charges, so that leads me to believe the knives posed some threat.

I don't know. I just have a hard time with civil lawsuits in which people sue willy nilly and there are shyster lawyers out there willing to give it a shot for a potential payoff.

[tmckay2]

this is exactly why i always say in those "i got in a fight" threads that its best to just back down if at all possible and avoid confrontation. it has NOTHING to do with right and wrong, it has to do with the risks you run when you put yourself into the court system. it doesn't matter how in the right you were, people get boned on that kind of stuff daily. its just not worth it, especially since most of the people doing this shit are worthless to begin with.