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Podcast: The Andrew Branca Show
Episode: Dean Cummings Self-Defense Trial Catch-Up Stream
Description: Dean Cummings, once apparently a famous skier, shot and killed Guillermo Arriola on February 29, 2020, in New Mexico. The two men got into an altercation in Cummings trailer when they argued about a prospective sale of land by Arriola to Cummings. Cummings claims that Arriola sprayed him with a chemical irritant and tried to kill him, and that Cummings shot Arriola dead with a rifle in self-defense. Cumming is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, tampering with evidence, and concealing his identity. His legal defense is self-defense.I only became aware of this trial when it was brou...