yeah it's a slippery slope. Old man can say "I feared for my life" and could easily walk, given the right jury.
He's an old man with bad heart. This guy is 28 with drug arrests. However, the old man's statements will probably get him jail. "I feared for my life" and "lawyer" should be the only 2 things the old man said.
Instead, he gets himself 20 years with that braggadocio bullshite.