[Ben E Lou]

The other thing that, if true, sounds pretty compelling to support the narrative that she over-reacted is that the charges indicate that she had already checked the car for weapons. If that's true, I'd think it would be pretty tough to convince a jury that she feared for her life because he reached into a car that she already knew had no weapons in it. For most people on a jury, I'd expect that the car already having been cleared will render the window open vs. window closed argument moot.