A DU poster (GJ) who posts regular on rkba bd, started a thread there on people invoking florida's syg law; some of the syg cases are bizarre.
Of the 133 cases listed, 40 convictions, 73 acquittals (not nec under syg statute), & 20 pending. 65% acquitted of those with verdicts, tho syg may not have ultimately applied.
This one not so bizarre, but read the comment he made supporting his actions:
What happened: Willard McCullen {white male, 22} shot his cousin after a dispute over $60.. McCullen shot him in the back and then again in the chest when he turned around. McCullen told investigators he was an NRA member and knew he had a right to shoot. outcome: McCullen convicted second-degree murder.. sentenced 35 years.. http://www.tampabay.com/stand-your-ground-law/cases/case_119
Not an indictment of nra members, just what nra mentality can do to young & impressionable.
another; I think if the judge 'denies' immunity, he's rejecting syg defense. If defendant is granted immunity (under syg), syg worked for him: Outside Brittany Bay Apartments in Naples, on Jan. 01, 2010
James Menard drove with friends to recover money they say was stolen from them earlier that day by another group. The confrontation quickly became heated, and one of the men shoved Menard, who had brought his gun with him. Menard, who had a concealed weapons permit, said he fired because he feared being attacked and saw one of the opposing group members carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun shaped like an Uzi. Menard, 24, fired 5 times into the crowd, wounding two killing (one), 17.
The outcome: A judge rejected "stand your ground" defense and Menard was sentenced to life after a jury convicted him of murder and related charges. http://www.tampabay.com/stand-your-ground-law/fatal-cases
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