>Ladies and gentlemen of the jury...
>If I walked into the Wendy's you were dining at and threw a chicken nugget at your head, laughing all the while, that would be considered assault, would it not?
>...And if you were being assaulted, you would certainly have the right to defend yourself, wouldn't you?
>Keep in mind, the state of Colorado recognizes the right to use reasonable force, including deadly force, in self-defense without a duty to retreat from a public place
>Now imagine that instead of a public place like a Wendy's, this brutal poultry assault occurred in your very own home...