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Jars Case Highlights Firearm Self Help Trial Clash
The Katko Briney case spans indictments for burglary and a later plea to a misdemeanor larceny. An all women jury awarded Katko $30 000 in a civil suit against Briney for damages claimed from a booby trapped doorway. The dispute sparks debate over reasonable force and property versus human life in rural Iowa.
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Katko
Oskaloosa
Harold F. Heslinga
Briney
Argufants
Thay
Harald“Fleck
Narney
Agaiinst Briney
Ed Briney