This case outraged many rights activists, and alerted the state to the
tyrannical changes that had been quietly made to self-defense law in
Arizona. It also provided significant motivation for legislative
changes that brought about the Castle Doctrine law, and a reversal of
the corrupted burden of proof process, to the proper status it has
today. Unfortunately for Mr. Fish, he suffered the slings and arrows of
outrageous fortune through no intention of his own. He merely acted to
protect himself against a violent attack in the wilderness.
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