Absent other non-mentioned evidence, the wife is not guilty for any of the husband's actions. The brother shot and killed an innocent bystander.Thomas wrote:I guess this is assuming (not concluding) the husband and wife were in the wrong.JP171 wrote:yea but he hit the wrong person, so yea its negligent homicide, if he had hit the person with the gun then no problem
If so, then wouldn't the wife be guilty also, so if anything, the husband would be charged with felony manslaughter or whatever it's called and the brother would be in the clear.
Disclaimer: I got my DA certificate in a box of Cracker Jacks.
Whether it was truly self defense, and whether the brother was reckless in the shooting, are highly dependent upon case facts and we'll never get that level of detail in the newspaper.