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Partially. The burden of production, meaning the burden to provide evidence of self defense does rest with the defendant. if the defendant does not meet the burden of production, he/she won’t receive the jury charge on self-defense and the jury cannot acquit on those grounds. However, the...

Still bad that a 15 year old is hanging around a club with a gun but it makes sense when you consider the family if the uncle was with him.

Correct. no 15 year old hanging out at a club that late is doing anything good.

Let’s not speculate until we have more facts. I have prosecuted and defended more than 30 cases through jury trial and every case is different and often swings one way or the other on just 1-2 facts out of the hundreds or thosands presented. Just remember that self-defense is based on the...

Yes it was. Senseless Killing.