Once again the Stranger chooses a model citizen to glorify.

Guy had a jury trial. Jury was instructed about self defense including a Stand Your Ground instruction, just like in Florida. Jury saw the video. He lost. He appealed. Court of Appeals said, in part:

At trial, the State conceded that Walters was acting in self-defense when he started shooting after Washington fired the shotgun. But the jury also considered evidence that shortly after Walters began shooting, Washington dropped the shotgun and then stumbled or fell to the ground. Walters continued shooting as Washington lay on the ground. When Washington got up, he ran away from where Walters was shooting, around one of the gas pump islands, and then across the street. The surveillance video shows Walters chasing Washington and continuing to shoot, as Washington's shotgun lay on the ground nearby.

*3 Evidence that Washington dropped the shotgun, fell to the ground, and then attempted to run away after Walters started shooting supported a reasonable inference that Washington no longer posed an imminent threat to Walters or Chappelle and that Walters was aware of those changed circumstances. Viewed in the light most favorable to the State, the fact that Walters then chased and continued shooting at an apparently unarmed Washington was sufficient to permit the trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Walters' use of force was more than necessary under the circumstances or that there was a reasonable alternative to the use of force. The evidence was therefore sufficient to satisfy the State's burden of disproving Walters' claim of self-defense.

Walters contends that Washington could have had another weapon and that the evidence did not establish that he knew Washington was wounded. He argues that his actions in continuing to shoot were therefore reasonable given the stressful nature of the incident and its short duration. But these arguments are properly directed to the trier of fact. The jury was entitled to assess the credibility of the witnesses, view the videos, and draw contrary inferences. “Credibility determinations are for the trier of fact and cannot be reviewed on appeal

State v. Walters L 1459749, 2 -3 (Wash.App. Div. 1,2011)

He appealed to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court denied review.