When George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a Florida suburb, the event stirred national attention and outrage toward Florida's Stand Your Ground laws. Much publicity focused on how the law essentially legalizes racial profiling by excusing defendants who kill racial minorities based on "...
Zimmerman's attorneys had said last week that they would use Florida's controverial "stand your ground" law, which allows people to use deadly force - rather than retreat - if they believe their lives are in danger. "The facts don't seem to support a 'stand your ground' defense," O'...
Florida's Stand Your Ground Law states you may meet force with force if you believe it is necessary to protect yourself. It's the same defense George Zimmerman is using for killing teenager Trayvon Martin. Back on August 5, 2008, James Wonder was involved in a road rage incident with Do...
Since the death of Florida teen Treyvon Martin, controversey swirls around Florida's Stand Your Ground Law. Other states passed similar or identical laws in recent years, making discussion of the law a national issue. This blawg post explores a real-world analogy to help determine what Stand...
George Zimmerman has yet to be arrested in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Florida teen. At this time, details of the precise altercation are still unclear. But, Zimmerman has been protected under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law. ...
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...
网络不退让法 网络释义 1. 不退让法 在佛罗里达州的法律中,有一条“不退让法”(Stand-your-ground law),这个条文赋予受到生命威胁的一方最大的权力,在正当 … www.modernweekly.com|基于 1 个网页
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
Results from our study of the influence of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law on homicide and suicide by firearm1have been questioned for not distinguishing between “unlawful” homicide (ie, murder) and “justifiable” homicide (ie, lawful use of lethal force).2,3Using an int...
The former neighborhood watch volunteer accused of shooting a Fla. teen told a judge he would not seek a hearing based on the state's "stand your ground" law