Georgia murder case tests whether a Black man can stand his ground against whites
William Marcus “Marc” Wilson believed he was standing his ground when he fired at a pickup truck he says was trying to run his car off the road as he drove home with his girlfriend one night last month. He had a licensed handgun with him, and he might have assumed that he was covered by Georgia’s “stand your ground” law, “A person who uses threats or force ... in defense of self or others ... in defense of a habitation, or … in defense of property other than a habitation, has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground ...
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