a lawyer could put a question.......could the officer have been attempting to stop the on rushing giant rather than kill him?
no one knows but the answer by the pathologist could likely be yes.
“. . .pathologist could likely be yes..”
Pathologist answer like that would be beyond his capability to answer, involving him to express an opinion on intent rather than what he can prove, and the facts simply don’t make room for such an answer, nor do the facts regarding shooting someone (see Post 195).