Rennie Pratt
This case is similar to the last blog I published on the Jessica Riggins case in which allegations of domestic violence had been made long before the act of murder occurred. The difference here is that the defendant did not a) take off and leave the country, but also b) would not claim self defense but that an accident had occurred. On April 10, 2009 part time criminal defense attorney, Michael Porcella was returning home from work when he was shot dead on his porch in Oakland California. Michael had shared a home with Rennie Pratt but my research indicates that she had already moved from the home, but that she still had things left in the house. Rennie would claim that she went to the home, apparently believing Michael to be gone to gather the rest of her items. There were several guns in the home but she would claim that she had seen the handgun out in the open and she felt as if she should unload the gun for her own safety. It was then that she would ...