waggy
No Lifer
- Dec 14, 2000
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I am not sure what this article actually states, but the actual facts of the case are:
He called 911 prior to even going up to the house.
He lured the three men into the street.
He pulled a concealed weapon(he has a CCL) and shot them. The guys didnt know he was carrying.
Should have been convicted of Capital Murder and sentenced to Death. Unfortunately with the way the Texas Penal Code is written, he wasn't eligible for Capital Murder charges because only 1 of his three victim died. IMHO Murder + two attempted murders in the same criminal act should equal Capital. Hell a single premeditated murder should make you eligible for capital punishment.
And you need to get your facts straight. They don't have to have entered your house, but they have to be trying to. Someone trespassing DOES NOT give you the right to kill someone under Texas' Castle Doctrine. For the Castle law to apply they have to be trying to break into your home/auto.
And the guy in Houston, was never indicted. Grand Jury returned a no bill IIRC, however what he did was completely ILLEGAL under Texas law. Same for the guy who killed his daughters molester.
haven't seen that. i been looking for more info but most articles are just copy paste of the one mentioned.
i did find a copy of the video. the guy (shooter) is standing there telling the 911 that he feared for his life NOBODY is near him. he is saying im going to stand my ground and he fears for his life (again he is on there property).
edit: found more on it. seems what happened is
he grabed his gun and camera. went to the party yelling and being a dick. got into a argument with the decessed and 2 others.
during the argument he flashed the gun! so they knew he had it . they said something to the effect "i will go inside and come out more then equal to you"
Rodriguez was in the street on the phone with 911 saying he feared for his life and standing his ground all the while taunting the 3 who were unarmed.
finally one came close and tried to grab camera. Rod starts shooting.
guy had a reputation of telling people (just like spidey) that all you have to do is say you feared for your life and you can kill anyone.
good god this guy also has a history of violence with a gun and without.
from http://www.khou.com/news/Ex-wife-Retired-firefighter-convicted-in-teachers-killing-pulled-gun-on-father-in-law---159126525.html
One neighbor claimed that he once saw Rodriguez shoot a dog with a pellet gun more than a dozen times.
Another neighbor said Rodriguez hit him in the head with the barrel of a rifle after they had a disagreement over a fence.
Several Baytown firefighters and the Baytown Fire Marshal also testified Thursday, as did Rodriguez’s ex-wife who said that her ex-husband once pulled a gun on her father.
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