MIAMI (AP) — Florida law enforcement officers can invoke the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law to protect them from criminal prosecution in some instances of deadly force, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. The court issued its 7-0 decision in the case of Peter...
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and committee vote on HB-4003, which would have done away with Florida’s Stand-Your-Ground law by repealing Florida statute776.013. Home protection; use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.
Florida's"stand your ground" law, a controversial doctrine adopted in multiple U.S. states that allows individuals to use force in self-defense scenarios, played a role in those decisions. The law has come up in similar casesin Missouri and elsewherein recent years, after first enter...
1,7 As the first state to implement a stand your ground law, Florida is an important test case about the removal of the duty to retreat principle. We used the years that have elapsed since the enactment of the Florida law as a natural experiment to assess its impact on rates of ...
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...
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Florida's Stand Your Ground Law: Enforcement Inconsistencies and Inherent Ambiguities Theory maintains that immediate and consistent enforcement of a new rule is required for clarification of behavioral expectations. Inconsistencies in the implementation of Florida's Stand Your Ground (SYG) law are ...
State Attorney William Gladson, whose office prosecuted the case, said it was "a tragic reminder" of the consequences of gun violence. "The defendant's choices have left four young children without their mother, a loss that will be felt for the rest of their lives," Gladson said in a ...
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 if they feel their lives are in danger. ...