Concealed-carry Milwaukee gunman who claimed self-defense is sentenced

Milwaukee J-S ^ | 28 feb 2014 | Bruce Vielmetti

[ThunderSleeps]

Same in Colorado

[anotherjuror]

I was a juror in this case. The reason for the conviction was the fact that he was with friends and acquaintances. When the argument started, it escalated to a fight. One person was holding back the victim while another was trying to hold back Mr. Green. He had a choice to stop, or leave. He chose to pull out a weapon and fire at Mr. banks in anger around those holding him back. His life was not in danger. He had no scars on him that showed he was in danger of his life. It was a hard decision to make to sentence a young man. The jurors spent two days going over every detail given to us during the trial. The fact that it was conceal and carry was not considered other than what is the law for conceal and carry in Wisconsin. Green was a passenger in the car. He chose to take his weapon out of his own car and take it along. He did have one drink while at one of the bars which is not allowed with conceal and carry. It was a decision in the heat of the moment that caused a young man’s life. No winners here. A family lost a loved one and another family will not have an opportunity to share their life with the other. I only hope the family of Mr. Banks felt justice is served even though they will not have their loved one. Truly a sad situation.