Another "duh" moment from The Land of the World's Stupidest Criminals:

Peter Downing will serve 13.5 years in prison followed by four years' intensive probation for the shooting death of Brett Huggins, who appeared at his front door while intoxicated in March. A witness told Sheriff's deputies that Huggins knocked once, Downing opened the door, Huggins took a step inside, and Downing fired a shot. The witness called 911 and, while on the phone with dispatch, said he saw Downing walk outside and kick open his own door.

Susan Downing, his mother, said Downing had had a tough childhood and has a learning disability. "He is kind," she said. "That was such an unfortunate thing that happened," she added, referring to the shooting.

On cross-examination, Deputy County Attorney Steve Sisneros listed Downing's record, including eight prior felony convictions for violent crimes, and asked his mother how she reconciled them with her description of him as "an ideal son."

"I don't believe he did those things," she said.