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| Man Shoots Girlfriends Ex-Husband 29 Times In Self Defense, Not Insurance Scheme |
| 2010-04-23 |
| GREELEY, Colo.—Defense attorneys say a man shot his girlfriend's ex-husband 29 times with an assault rifle in self-defense, not as part of a murder plot to collect a $100,000 life insurance policy as prosecutors allege. Twenty-eight-year-old Cecil "Joe" Erb is on trial in Greeley on first-degree charges in the Feb. 19, 2009, slaying of Jeffery Watson Sr. During opening statements Thursday, defense attorney Steve Doolittle told jurors that Erb shot Watson during a confrontation. Prosecutors say police found evidence of a plot, including a checklist in Erb's car when they arrested him in Iowa showing plans for an escape route. Watson's ex-wife, 45-year-old Georgia Watson, faces a Sept. 20 trial on a conspiracy to commit murder charge. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #6 29 Rounds? Self Defense? Unless it was a Ruger 10-22 (with aftermarket mag) they would have had to scrape the victim off the floor to put him in the bag. |
| Posted by: tipover 2010-04-23 23:57 |
| #5 well, if there are the right socio-economic disparities between the victim and defendant then who knows what might happen |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2010-04-23 22:44 |
| #4 It is difficult to imagine that "self defense" will work for a client who shoots someone 29 times. Was reloading involved or did the guy have a 30-round mag? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-23 21:59 |
| #3 I have seen a Ruger 10-22 with a banana clip called an 'assault rifle' in the news. actually, IIRC according to the Clinton era 'assault weapon' ban, any semi-auto weapon with more than 10 round capacity or a pistol style grip was an 'assault weapon' |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2010-04-23 21:24 |
| #2 A short note, Thirty round magazines(SKS-AK47) are very popular and relatively inexpensive. I do question the "Assault Rifle" Claim, just what did he own (Minus the Deliberately damning rhetoric)I have noticed the DA's around the country use that "Assault Rifle" label for any "Scary looking" gun, and don't care if it's True or not. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-04-23 19:40 |
| #1 Defense attorneys can be a creative lot. Or maybe it's a matter of flinging dung and hoping something sticks. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-23 18:57 |