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Benton D Struckcheon

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3. Self defense used to be much harder for a murderer to prove.

Reply to cigsandcoffee (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 10:37 PM

Jun 2013

These stand your ground laws muddy the water. There were clear criteria for self-defense already without these laws. Zimmerman, I believe, isn't using the stand your ground law, but simple self-defense. But the stand your ground law in FL still seems to have muddled that case, as it appears it did with this case as well.

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The man was indicted last year Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2013 #1

My mistake - I searched and didn't find it. cigsandcoffee Jun 2013 #2

Self defense used to be much harder for a murderer to prove. Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2013 #3