Jury Acquits Teen Who Claimed Self-Defence in Fatal Toronto School Shooting

Read about partner Kristen Dulysh’s recent second degree acquittal case in this Toronto Star article by Betsy Powell.

In her closing address, Dulysh told the jury a reasonable person cannot be expected to know exactly what course of conduct or how much force is necessary when defending oneself. Jurors needed to factor in his young age and the "physical vulnerability" of falling backwards as he was shooting.

She pointed to her client's testimony.

"When you're in the moment, everything happens within a blink of an eye. You don't have time to think," he told court. He said, unlike the videos jurors watched throughout the trial, "you don't have time to go frame by frame in the moment. It's everything just happens quick."