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NEW ORLEANS -- A 14-year-old shot on a Marigny homeowner's
property remained in critical condition Monday.  The man who
admitted to shooting him, 33-year-old Merritt Landry, bonded out
of jail Friday after police arrested him on a charge of
attempted second degree murder.  A legal expert says Louisiana
has a very strong 'stand your ground' law that could come into
play in this case.  'All I know is that Merritt had told his
family that he had said, 'Freeze!' and it looked like the guy
turned at him and had his hand on his hip. Who knows?' said
Landry's neighbor, Charles Hazouri.  Arrest documents said
Merritt Landry told police he approached 14-year-old Marshall
Coulter from his front yard near his vehicle.  The police
narrative in the arresting documents says, '...the victim made a
thwarted move as if to reach for something.'  And that's when
Landry fired one shot, hitting Coulter in the head.  'It's
really gonna boil down to whether this shooting