not face criminal charges but the alleged accomplice will. let s bring in avery friedman, a cleveland law prof professor and sichl rights attorney. happy new year. good to see you. richard herman joining us from vegas. happy new year to you, too. happy new year, fred. let s talk about this extraordinary case in oklahoma. apparently this young lady, sarah mckinley, 18-year-old mom of a 3-month-old, someone is knocking on the door trying to make their way in. she calls 911 asking if she can fire her weapon, to what extent can she protect herself. the dispatcher says do what you have to do to protect your baby. in doing so she opens fire killing 24-year-old justin shane martin. now it s his alleged accomplice 29-year-old dustin stewart charged with first degree murder. how unusual is this, avery? well, it s unusual because
there are only 26 states that have what is called the make my day law, the clint eastwood dirty harry approach to dealing with this. actually the facts were really more dramatic than this. both justin and dustin are banging on the door trying to get in because they think there are drugs in there. she has a 12-gauge shotgun, fredricka, ready to go as soon as he breaks down the door, which is what he did. she fires after guidance from the dispatcher, kills him. dustin runs to the police department, the cops grab him. now he is charged because of the murder, because of the killing of his compatriot. he is now facing very serious charges. so richard, was this a case of dustin when he went to the police department, he was thinking perhaps she would be held accountable for the death of his friend? was he fessing up? fred, he wasn t thinking
there s no teime to waste in ne hampshire. in three days the state holds the primary and every presidential candidate is there today trying to win over voters in a contest with so much at stake. joe johns is live with the bus. in manchester, joe, most of the new hampshire polls showing mitt romney leading by more than 20 points. what are his rivals doing to try to make up some ground? well, the question is how much are they trying to make up ground on mitt romney and whether they are fighting amongst themselves for second place. it looks like a contest for the runner up position. mitt romney appears to be running so strong in the polls. that means people like ron paul, newt gingrich, rick santorum moving around the state. a couple more events before the real gauntlet begins, tonight and tomorrow. two debates in the space of 24 hours. they will certainly fire away at mitt romney but also try to get some votes for themselves. it could be a reasonably close race between those
fredricka whitfield is here. take it away. thank you so much. see you tomorrow. thank you. we ve got lots straight ahead including, of course, there s no teime to waste in ne hampshire. in three days the state holds the primary and every presidential candidate is there today trying to win over voters in a contest with so much at stake. joe johns is live with the bus. in manchester, joe, most of the new hampshire polls showing mitt romney leading by more than 20 points. what are his rivals doing to try to make up some ground? well, the question is how much are they trying to make up ground on mitt romney and whether they are fighting amongst themselves for second place. it looks like a contest for the runner up position. mitt romney appears to be running so strong in the polls. that means people like ron paul, newt gingrich, rick santorum moving around the state. a couple more events before the real gauntlet begins, tonight and tomorrow. two debates in the space of 2
second time that massachusetts s largest newspaper has snubbed the former gov. they say huntsman for gop nominee. three air force academy cadets are charged with sexual misconduct. including rape and assault. officials say the three were involved in separate incidents over the last 15 months. and one of two men who allegedly broke into a woman s home in oklahoma now free on bail. there s the video. watch them. this is dustin stewart, he s charged in the death of his pal, his accomplice, even though he didn t even fire the fatal shot that killed that accomplice. the homeowner fired the shot. sara mckinley, after she called 911 to find out if it was okay to do so. it s oklahoma s doctrine, your home is your castle and you have the right to kill to protect yourself if someone s breaking in. this is a picture of jakadrien turner who was