Wouldn't Dave be in trouble for killing Evelyn? Obviously, he was just defending himself, but if he hadn't punched her, she would still have lived, so it's still his "fault". Even when Evelyn fell by chance in the most fatal direction. How does the American law (I'm not American myself) deal with the killing of someone, if you have no other choice than being killed yourself?
shareThere's a really good reason that in the USA the self-defense plea for killing someone -- to avoid being killed yourself -- is called exactly that.
Wouldn't Dave be in trouble for killing Evelyn? Obviously, he was just defending himself, but if he hadn't punched her, she would still have lived, so it's still his "fault". Even when Evelyn fell by chance in the most fatal direction. How does the American law (I'm not American myself) deal with the killing of someone, if you have no other choice than being killed yourself?share
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She got him with the knife a couple times. He had stab wounds. Self defense. Not to mention she killed the cop. No charges against Dave.
Right, then, old chap. Large brandies all around, what?
The movie doesn't have to deal with this problem since it ends right there. We are left to decide. The film makers already get paid.
shareNot to mention how she almost killed the nice lady who would come and clean his house a few times a week that poor woman what did she do and she almost killed his girlfriend Toby and almost killed him she was totally Pyscho yes the self defense plea totally works in this case if he didn't kill her she would have killed him. He had every right
shareHis girlfriend was a witness to Evelyn attacking him with the knife. He's got a multitude of wounds to prove it. There's a dead Cop on his patio.
You don't need Sherlock Holmes on the case to conclude her death was a result of self defense. She was off her trolley.
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@ lasvegaspi
Sorry. Your response is complete nonsense. All of it. Dating does not qualify and spitting most certainly does not. Please refer to California penal code section 273.5.
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You are obviously not an attorney or you would not post erroneous information like this.
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He slept with her many times. In her eyes that was dating.
shareForget to mention that Evelyn also destroyed Dave's place of residence plus cut up his housekeeper Birdie? I would tend to believe she would have gone after David with the knife as well had he been home. This was totally a case of self defense. No matter what year she decided to wig out!
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What you are claiming are a whole lot of ifs. Taking a plea deal? There are alot of things to consider. A good lawyer, judge, jury. Not every case is a sure thing. I have read your posts on this thread. You are speaking as though there is a template of law, taking no consideration of any evidence.
There's a dead cop. I would be pretty obvious to any investigator what went on. I don't think any prosecutor is going to go after someone who kills a cop killer.
Plus he has his girlfriend who was tied up and hair cut by this person. And there's the whole history. He did not come with a weapon, so you can claim it was premeditated either.
Only with a bad lawyer would he spend time in jail. Not sure what you would charge him with!
I don't see how Garver does any sort of jail time. If there was a problem, he could easily claim he called Tobie, she asked him to come over, so he put on the tape and went over there. Once he arrived, he found Sgt. McCallum's corpse and immediately became concerned for his girlfriend's safety.
He could say he wasn't sure what the situation was, so he went in to call the authorities and was attacked by Evelyn and had to fight for his life. The damage to Tobie, the damage to Dave, the corpse of McCallum and her prior psychiatric history would be plenty of evidence enough to make sure Garver wasn't prosecuted.
I love to love my Lisa.
No way he wouldn't have been in trouble. The bitch nearly killed two women and murdered a cop!
Love to my lady, Lisa.