"Witnesses testified that the argument escalated to threats, and they confirmed that Beck had a knife. However, Beck was not advancing towards Moayer at the time of the shooting."
"Deputy District Attorney Margaret Watts contested the self-defense claim by stating, 'Mr. Beck did not advance on Mr. Moayer while making this threat,' disputing any imminent danger that justified the shooting."
Shawn Moayer, 35, was convicted of second-degree murder after shooting Matthew Beck during an argument that involved a knife. Although a judge previously suggested a jury might acquit Moayer based on self-defense claims, jurors sided with prosecutors who argued that Beck was not an immediate threat at the time of the shooting. Moayer had threatened Beck but was not directly attacked; he retrieved a gun and shot Beck from a distance. Moayer also faced charges for possessing a firearm as a felon but was acquitted of other charges.
Read at The Mercury News
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