Prosecutors have filed a voluntary manslaughter charge against an Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner after she showed up at a house by mistake.

LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner who mistakenly arrived at his front door was charged with voluntary manslaughter on Monday in a case that could test the limits of stand-your-ground laws.

Curt Anderson, 62, could face anywhere from 10 to 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if he’s convicted. He was being held in the Boone County Jail pending an initial court hearing.

  • rekabis@lemmy.ca
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    14 hours ago

    Came across a recent saying that being armed and black has even worse outcomes, especially legal ones, than being unarmed and black. In states with “stand your ground” laws, most people of colour are denied that defence even when it clearly applies.