Florida Statutes Title XLVI. Crimes. (Chs. 775 — 896) Chapter 776. Justifiable Use of Force. (§§ 776.012 — 776.09) § 776.031. Use or threatened use of force in defense of property. (1) A person is justified in using or threatening to use force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the …
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Last Friday a black woman, Ajike Owens, was shot and killed by a white woman, Susan Lorincz, in Ocala FL, as Owens angrily approached Lorincz’ front door over a years-long simmering acrimonious relationship. After several days of investigation Lorincz has been charged with manslaughter and other criminal offenses. I’ve not yet seen a sufficiently comprehensive …
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Burns v. State, 2023 Fla. App. LEXIS 3451 (FL Ct. App. 2023) Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District May 24, 2023, Decided No. 4D22-3247 2023 Fla. App. LEXIS 3451 RICHARD BURNS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Counsel: Ari S. Goldberg and Lawrence M. Meltzer of Meltzer & Bell, P.A., West Palm Beach, for …
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2017 Fla. SB 1052 Chaptered, June 12, 2017 Reporter 2017 Fl. ALS 77 | 2017 Fla. Laws ch. 77 | 2017 Fla. SB 1052 FLORIDA ADVANCE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE > FLORIDA 119TH REGULAR SESSION > CHAPTER 77 > SENATE BILL 1052 [NOTE: Modifies existing Florida statutes as indicated–bold green is new statutory language, bold strike-out is deleted …
2014 Fla. HB 89 Chaptered, June 20, 20142014 Fl. ALS 195 | 2014 Fla. Laws ch. 195 | 2014 Fla. HB 89 FLORIDA ADVANCE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE > FLORIDA 116TH REGULAR SESSION > CHAPTER 195 > HOUSE BILL 89 [NOTE: Section 1 is a statement of legislative intent, and following sections modify existing Florida statutes as …
Kumar v. Patel, 227 So. 3d 557 (FL Supreme Court 2017) Supreme Court of Florida September 28, 2017, Decided No. SC16-1457 227 So. 3d 557 | 2017 Fla. LEXIS 1941 | 42 Fla. L. Weekly S 828 KETAN KUMAR, Petitioner, vs. NIRAV C. PATEL, Respondent. Counsel: Michael P. Maddux of Michael P. Maddux, P.A.; and …
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Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Just this past Friday (Jan. 28) a lawyer friend of mine sent me a self-defense immunity WIN from Florida. Specifically, the court in that case had conducted a self-defense immunity hearing for a defendant facing 20 years in prison. After the immunity hearing, the court granted …
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Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! Just this past Friday (Jan. 28) a lawyer friend of mine sent me a self-defense immunity WIN from Florida. Specifically, the court in that case had conducted a self-defense immunity hearing for a defendant facing 20 years in prison. After the immunity hearing, the court granted …
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Viera v. State, 163 So. 3d 602 (FL Ct. App. 3d 2015) Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District April 8, 2015, Opinion Filed No. 3D14-2675 163 So. 3d 602 | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 5039 | 40 Fla. L. Weekly D 835 Eduardo Viera, Petitioner, vs. The State of Florida, Respondent. Counsel: Michael S. …
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Montanez v. State, 24 So. 3d 799 (FL Ct. App. 2d 2010) Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District January 6, 2010, Opinion Filed Case No. 2D09-2838 24 So. 3d 799 | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 6 | 35 Fla. L. Weekly D 119 DONALD M. MONTANEZ, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Counsel: Jay …
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