Sen. R.C. Soles, who is under investigation for shooting a man who Soles said was trying to break into his home, voted in favor of a bill that would have given residents wide latitude to defend their homes.

Soles was one of 42 senators who voted for the "castle doctrine," which essentially states that a resident is justified in shooting an intruder into his or her home. Under current law, a jury could decide that a homeowner was not justified if, say, the would-be burglar was shot running from the house.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Doug Berger, a Franklin County Democrat, passed the Senate and then stalled in the House.

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