Poll: Was It Self-Defense?

The justice system says Kennesaw's John McNeil committed murder in 2005; the NAACP says he was protecting his home and family.

Posted Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:46 am ET|Updated Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:50 am ET

John McNeil fatally shot Brian Epp outside McNeil's Kennesaw home in 2005; on that, all agree.

McNeil was convicted of felony murder in 2006 and sent to prison for life, and the conviction has withstood appeal through the Georgia Supreme Court. Here's that court ruling and the dissent from Justice Leah Ward Sears.

But the NAACP says McNeil acted in self-defense, and it at the Wednesday to make that point.

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