The case against Darnell Anding, accused of murdering Corey BC Waters, was dismissed by Judge Thomas Reardon due to self-defense claims in a preliminary hearing. Anding was charged with murder after a shooting in their shared living facility, but the judge allowed a lesser gun possession charge to remain. Defense attorney Ernie Castillo argued that Waters had threatened Anding and was armed during the confrontation. Despite the dismissal, Anding remains in jail on bail, while the complexity of self-defense cases continues to shape legal interpretations in murder trials.
The legal hurdle for preliminary hearings is probable cause, a far lower standard than what prosecutors must establish at jury trials; dismissals at this stage are uncommon for murder cases.
Anding's lawyer, Ernie Castillo, argued that Waters had a firearm and was seen going into the shared residence with it right before the homicide.
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