My client tried to leave before and was beaten viciously.
That night, my client tried to escape again. Since his sister was young, he decided to go out alone first to see if Jamie was asleep.
He went to Jamie's room, saw Jamie lying in bed asleep, and wanted to retrieve his phone. He opened the first drawer of the nightstand, didn't see the phone, but he saw a gun.
At that moment, Jamie woke up.
My client was terrified and grabbed the gun, intending to defend himself.
It was then that Jamie started cursing at him, even threatening to kill him and his sister.
Out of fear and self-preservation, my client fired the gun.
That's what happened."
Luke nodded, "Hypothetical statements are fine, but there's no plea deal. If you think it's self-defense, then why not just admit that Pek killed Jamie.
You can negotiate a self-defense deal with the prosecution.
