Still, this is good to see: Judge Acquits Man for Beating Up Cops Coffin, 56, had a right to defend his family and property because the deputies had no right to be in Coffin's house in the first place, De Furia said. "Law enforcement was responsible for the chain of events here," De Furia said. "I think in situations like this, officers become so frustrated they go beyond what the law allows them to do." ... "What took place in the house was unfortunate," De Furia said, "but Mr. Coffin ... had...