http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/18/104035/06 There is perhaps no more compelling defense to a charge of homicide than <a href="http://www.lectlaw.com/def/d030.htm">self-defense</a>.  Certainly, if you're attacked and in fear for your life, you are allowed to take any and all measures to save your life.  But, what about a case where the person you are forced to kill isn't the person who is threatening your life?  What if it's a case where someone is ordering you to kill someone else or you believe he'll harm or kill you?  Can you ta en-us Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:04:07 EST Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:23:46 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/18/104035/06#4 Thalia, I think some jets need to be cooled. At trial the attorney had a choice: 1) Use a defense that had never, ever in the history of jurisprudence, worked or 2) demonstrate that there was no direct evidence that the young lady knew about the intent to Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:23:46 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/18/104035/06#3 The question here isn't whether this will be an EFFECTIVE defense or not, the question is whether you can be a competent attorney and never investigate this (clearly legally used, and sometimes effective) defense.  The Court of Appeals held that you c Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:27:09 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/18/104035/06#2 According to TV World, if a terrorist is threatening to blow up <insert random thing> unless you execute your boss, you get to execute your boss at a train yard with full government sanction.<p> I suspect in the real world, there is an issue of proxi Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:54:22 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/12/18/104035/06#1 From the link to the 2003 article right after the conviction:<p> <i>Nourn's attorney, Bruce Cormicle, said he was disappointed with the verdict. Cormicle argued at trial that Nourn had no idea her boyfriend planned to kill Stevens. Stevens was killed after Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:20:47 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/