Attorney
Winston B. Sitton had has license suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court after posting advice on Facebook on how to get away with murder,
Sitton reportedly responded to a post shared by a woman on Facebook in 2017 in which she sought advice on how to handle possible abuse or harassment by an ex-partner. In his response, Sitton encourages the woman to lure the man into her home and shoot him, but claim that the man broke into the home with the intention to harm her. Even with the new stand your ground law, the castle doctrine is a far safer basis for use of deadly force, Sitton wrote, according to an opinion filed by the Tennessee Supreme Court obtained by
Jan 25, 2021
One Tennessee lawyer s license has been suspended following an exchange with a Facebook friend. The state Supreme Court decided to sanction Winston B. Sitton, of Nashville, after his comments on a woman s post were discovered. Apparently, the woman asked about how to handle abuse by an ex-partner, to which Sitton replied to tell her to lure him to her home, shoot him and then claim he broke in to harm her. He also advised the woman to delete the post, but her ex had already screenshotted it to send to prosecutors. The 30-year law veteran told the panel he did nothing wrong besides having a dark humor. The supreme court decided to issue a four-year suspension, with three of those years serving as a probationary period.
Attorney
Winston B. Sitton had has license suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court after posting advice on Facebook on how to get away with murder,
Sitton reportedly responded to a post shared by a woman on Facebook in 2017 in which she sought advice on how to handle possible abuse or harassment by an ex-partner. In his response, Sitton encourages the woman to lure the man into her home and shoot him, but claim that the man broke into the home with the intention to harm her. Even with the new stand your ground law, the castle doctrine is a far safer basis for use of deadly force, Sitton wrote, according to an opinion filed by the Tennessee Supreme Court obtained by
Attorney
Winston B. Sitton had has license suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court after posting advice on Facebook on how to get away with murder,
Sitton reportedly responded to a post shared by a woman on Facebook in 2017 in which she sought advice on how to handle possible abuse or harassment by an ex-partner. In his response, Sitton encourages the woman to lure the man into her home and shoot him, but claim that the man broke into the home with the intention to harm her. Even with the new stand your ground law, the castle doctrine is a far safer basis for use of deadly force, Sitton wrote, according to an opinion filed by the Tennessee Supreme Court obtained by