• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    She pled guilty because she was denied a self defense argument. At which point they’re left with her admitting to shooting him with no legal reason.

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      23 days ago

      No part of that comment is true.

      While a trial court did initially rule that way, that ruling was overturned on appeal, and she also won in the Wisconsin supreme court:

      The Wisconsin Court of Appeals overturned the trial court in June 2021, holding that the trial court had erred in its interpretation of the affirmative defense law, that the affirmative defense applied to any offense, including violent crimes, committed as a “direct result” of trafficking, and that Kizer could present evidence in support of the affirmative defense at trial

      In July 2022, the state supreme court upheld the appeals court’s decision overturning the trial court’s ruling that barred Kizer from raising the affirmative defense. In a 4-3 opinion, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the law provided trafficking victims with an affirmative defense to any offense, including violent crimes, committed as a direct result of the trafficking.

      Furthermore, her confession was thrown out:

      In October 2023, the trial court ruled that statements Kizer made during her interrogation by the police were not admissible because she did not receive a Miranda warning and her attorney was not present.[28]

      She won on every issue she raised, yet she still decided to enter a guilty plea.