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In reply to the discussion: One last thread before I bow out of World War Z [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)And Googling IL when discussing a case in FL is not helping your case.
Here is a good page that discusses the relevant FL law.
http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2012/04/zimmermans-low-burden-of-proof-on-the-issue-of-self-defense/
These are the FL jury instructions regarding self defense:
If in your consideration of the issue of self-defense you have a reasonable doubt on the question of whether the defendant was justified in the use of deadly force, you should find the defendant not guilty. However, if from the evidence you are convinced that the defendant was not justified in the use of deadly force, you should find [him] [her] guilty if all the elements of the charge have been proved.
Reasonable doubt favors the defendant in claims of self defense, therefore the prosecution must prove it was not self defense beyond a reasonable doubt.