And third, he could not be guilty of murder, because he had killed only in self-defense.

第三、他不能接受谋杀的指控，因为他杀人只是为了自卫。

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They say the Earps and Doc Holliday did not fire in self-defense, but used the law as an excuse for murder.

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And third,he could not be guilty of murder, because he had killed only in self-defense.

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Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground" law.

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Narcissism, of course, wasn't invented by the Internet and it would be absurd to establish a causal connection between self-love and mass murder.

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In English law there is currently only one full defence to murder - self defence.

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