[DL] Law Question

["Spence, Roy" <r.spence@weir.co.uk>]

I'm wondering if anyone out there with a grasp of western law could possibly
provide some advice on how to handle this one.

My posse includes a Deputy US Marshal for Nevada who is currently way
outside of his jurisdiction in the City O'Gloom, Utah.  He and another posse
member were questioning a suspect about the disappearance of a third posse
member while in the Ledge.  The Deputy Marshal stood back and surveed the
bar whie his friend used some "special" talents to get information out of
the suspect.  The suspect duped the friend and fanned 5 bullets into him,
jumped over the now bleeding and unconscious body and made a dash for the
door.  

Our Deputy Marshal drew his twin gattling pistols and opened fire.  He fired
both pistols twice, throwing 12 bullets into the room.  Eight hit their
target, one doing 46 to his head, so the suspect expired immediately, two of
the remaining 4 bullets hit bystanders - one doing 2 guts wounds and another
doing 4 wounds to the head (was 5 wounds but he reduced it using his last 2
white fate chips).  The Deputy, thinking he's killed the poor bystander who
is now bleeding profusely from a head wound, is startled by the bartenders
shout to drop his weapons.  Failing a guts check, he runs for the door
vacating the premises before the barman can move.

In the aftermath the Deputy Marshal is starting to think his actions were
extremely foolish and is thinking of turning himself in.  His official story
is that he shot the suspect after the suspect shot his friend (does this
count as self-defence?) and explaining that he ran because he was chasing
the suspects accomplice.

Has anyone any idea how Mormon law in those days would handle this?
 
Thanks for any comments

Roy 

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