I'm torn ...

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... sounds like his defense was poor:

Video from the apartment and witness testimony revealed that Lovett and Battle were both physically and verbally aggressive, even when faced with a gun.

'Even when faced with a gun' ... sounds to me like Martinez was justified in shooting. What gives me pause is that the victim was shot in the back of the head.

Now, I'm not making a moral case against pre-emptive deadly force ... truly I'm not. and if that's what this case was about, then the accused' attorneys did a very poor job of making that point.

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