She also said a prior altercation with Owens was the reason she purchased the handgun, which Lorincz said she had used only a handful of times at a shooting range, the previous year. Witnesses told law enforcement investigating the shooting that Lorincz was known to harass children...
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers can invoke the “stand your ground” law that could make them immune from criminal prosecution in a shooting. The 7-0 decision Thursday came in the case of Peraza, a Broward County sheriff’s deputy who was charged with ...
The shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, in a gated Florida community has raised allegations of racial injustice and highlighted the burden that 'Stand Your Ground' laws impose on law enforcement officers.Jonsson, Patrik
A lawyer for Lorincz countered that she was frightened by Owens' aggressive actions andwas legally justifiedin firing her gun under Florida's"stand your ground"law. An autopsy found Owens weighed about 290 pounds, making her much larger as well as younger than Lorincz, and the two had previou...
A defense lawyer countered that Lorincz had been frightened by Owens’ actions and was legally justified in firing her gun under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. An autopsy found Owens weighed about 290 pounds, making her much larger than Lorincz. ...
Lorincz told investigators that she acted in self-defense after Owens had tried to break down her door, but Woods said in his video that the shooting was “simply a killing” that served as a “prime example” of when “stand your ground” does not apply. (It’s unclear whether Lorincz...
though Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said police know the identity of the shooter.Woods said his office is working to determine what role the state's"stand your ground" lawsmight play in the shooting. Under Florida's "stand your ground" law, enacted in 2005, people can use deadly force...
year-old stumbled back into the store and collapsed in front of his son.Drejka has a concealed weapons permit and told police he shot McGlockton because he feared for his life.The sheriff's office says he is protected by Florida's "stand your ground" law, which allows people...
This study analyzes whether the onset of the “stand your ground” self-defense law enacted in Florida was associated with changes in the underlying trends
A Florida court has dismissed charges against a 79-year-old man who invoked a controversial self-defense law after fatally shooting his neighbor’s adultson as he trimmed tree limbs — and threatened him — from the defendant’s side of ...