Laramie trans woman arguing self defense wants a look at witness’s past behavior. State calls request a ‘fishing expedition.’

Laramie trans woman arguing self defense wants a look at witness’s past behavior. State calls request a ‘fishing expedition.’

After a transgender woman drew a gun on a man in what she called an act of self-defense, information came to light about the man’s past in Colorado, including that he once allegedly belonged to Patriot Front, a white supremacist group.  To support her defense against charges resulting from the altercation, the woman’s attorney wants to look deeper into the man’s past. The state is trying to quash that effort. Ríhanna Kelver, a vocal trans rights…