Aieahound has been serviced by moosed...............interesting.....................

This should be interesting.  I wonder who they will be calling on their behalf.

Yup....deedy got this in the bag.

I would think it would matter more when the first shot was fired than the fatal shot.

So far the witness picture of Elderts and Medeiros is not a pretty one.

I believe the defense is trying to establish that Christopher Deedy fired only enough bullets to stop the attack and did not keep shooting after Elderts was hit.

"Only enough force necessary to stop the attack"

Surveillance video shown during Deedy’s trial is inconclusive and witness testimony has been contradictory.

No one can say for sure what words were exchanged between Elderts and Deedy after the special agent approached the Kailua man’s table inside the restaurant. Did Deedy threaten to shoot Elderts in the face after watching him pick on another customer? Or was Elderts egging on the special agent by calling him a haole and telling him to mind his own business? Both scenarios have been alleged.

There also hasn’t been any convincing evidence so far to prove that Deedy told Elderts he was a law enforcement officer. Some witnesses say he identified himself but others are certain he didn’t. Take into account that alcohol was involved — it was 2:30 a.m. on a Saturday in Waikiki after all — and any certainty seems to fade away.

And then there’s the kick. Did Deedy strike first with a front-kick to Elderts which then resulted in retaliation, as the prosecution said? Or was it a defensive maneuver used to keep an aggressive Elderts at bay, as the defense contends?

Landsberg said all of these are important questions for the jury to consider when deciding whether Deedy acted in self-defense.