premeditation is not an easy burden for the prosecution - nor should it be! it required proving motive AND advanced planningThat's probably why my sister became an attorney, and I went into teaching...
It was the heat of the moment but he went into that tent knowing that he was armed...
There's more to this than wanting to duck in out of the rain...
A normal kid, when asked to leave, would have said "I know this isn't my tent...just wanted to hang out a minute until the rain lets up a bit..."
We've got to do better teaching these kids what's normal...
proof that you planned enough to defend yourself with a weapon will not cut it