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Can you go to jail for this?
My boyfriend shot his step dad in the stomach,because he was going to rape his mom. (The step dad was drunk) The step dad is now in the hospital and i was wondering, could my boyfriend go to jail for it?
7 Answers
- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
He may and he may not.
It will depend a lot on if the evidence supports or contradicts what he is telling the police.
Generally, in a self-defense case, then no, he wouldn't. However, if he says that the step father was going to rape his mother and yet, forensic evidence shows that the step-father was sitting in the chair, half passed out, then he could be charged with attempted murder.
- ChrisLv 41 decade ago
Sadly, this question needs vital pieces of information because it could go either way.
What State was he in?
Who is the registered owner of the gun?
Why did your boyfriend have the gun in his possession?
Did any level of action take place before to deter the event prior to the shooting?
Did you mom verbally say No without implying anything else?
This could end up very bad or be ruled an accident. Your boyfriend could be charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and some gun crimes OR be let off completely free under a Good Samaritan Clause or extended Self Defense of a family member.
The step dad could be charged with domestic abuse, sex crimes, drunk and disorderly conduct, mandatory AA, or some variation of those.
Best bet is to have all sides drop any charges against each other and see if the state presses charges. If the state tries to press charges, see if a counselling session for drinking/anger/sex crimes could be the sentence.
- 1 decade ago
It doesn't look good for him. I mean the way you make it sound it sounds like his dad hadn't actually done anything yet. I'm not sure but he's prob not getting away from this clean.
- Woe Is MeLv 41 decade ago
If your boyfriend's mom was crying for help and your boyfriend intervened, then he shouldn't be jailed... I'm not a lawyer so I'm sorry I can't help.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes He Can
Source(s): I am a retired police officer. I retired as a sergeant, after 29 years, from a very large department, about 12,000 officers. I was a patrol officer for 4 years in a very diverse area. I was a tactical officer in the high rise project areas of my city. We called it vertical patrol in that we walked the the stairways of the high rises most of the time. I did that for 5 years and was promoted by test to detective. I worked violent crime (homicide, sex, officer involved shootings, robbery, kidnapping, serious non property incidents) for 11 years until I was promoted to sergeant. I worked as a street supervisor, a bicycle patrol supervisor and a desk sergeant/watch commander. During my time as a tactical officer and a detective I was a unit representative for the police union. I have a B.A in English and an M.S. in Law Enforcement Administration.. - 1 decade ago
I think that would depend on whether or not the mom would take his side and verify, and maybe even if she presses charges or not.
