The Castle Doctrine in Minnesota

Jury deliberated for three hours before convicting Byron smith on two counts each of first degree murder and second degree murder with premeditation. They state that the initial shooting most likely would have been justified under minnesota's laws, but that the subsequent shots were not justiffied once any threat had been removed. The trial lastd 17 months during which it was debated whether, byron smith, smith acted in self defence or killed two teen age intruders in cold blood. Some jurors said that they believed smith had a full day before reporting the shootings because he wanted to see whether other burglars would show up as well.