Gregory "Chad" Wallin-Reed
While searching this case I found a lot of controversy surrounding it. Many believe that while California does not have a specific "Stand Your Ground" law they do follow the Castle doctrine laws which allows a person to use deadly force if necessary to protect themselves and their property. However, the trick to this, and why so many of those who use these laws as a defense, is that you have to reasonably believe you are in imminent danger. As with so many other laws of the country people attempt to run them as thin as they possibly can and still expect the law to protect them. This case surrounds the stealing of a solar light. And for that one man is dead and another is serving a sentence of eighty plus years in prison. In the early hours of July 1, 2011 in Plumas County California a car full of six young men, all ages nineteen and twenty, had been out driving around. The night prior they had found their way to the remote area in which "Chad" Wallin-Reed...