Commit this crime and they are later tried for that crime. at the trial, friends gathered to support his parents. we went and we filled up the seats. the tree in front of our house became a memorial. more and more things showed up. we felt more and more loved than we probably ever have because they were trying to show support for us. jurors had to consider the law and nothing else. here is how the prosecution laid it out. the issue in this case, what the defendant believed at the time he shot and killed darin. was that belief reasonable? and was the deadly force used necessary? that s your issue. jurors went to deliberate. over eight ours over two days. ....