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In reply to the discussion: Prosecutors' wording in affadavit screws Georgie's S.Y.G. pooch: "Zimmerman confronted Martin" [View all]Kaleva
(40,288 posts)"In a high-profile example of Floridas controversial self-defense statute known as the Stand your Ground law, a judge has dismissed all charges against a man in what was initially considered by prosecutors to be a case worthy of the death penalty.Double Murder Charges Dismissed Under Stand Your Ground Law in Florida
Judge Richard Oftedahl of the 15th Judicial Circuit last week dismissed two first-degree murder charges against Michael Monahan, 65.
The ruling stated Monahan was justified under Florida Statute 776.013(3), the Stand your Ground law, when he shot Raymond Mohlman and Matthew Vittum because he was in fear for his life during an altercation aboard a 35-foot sailboat anchored near Riviera Beach, Florida."
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/double-murder-charges-dismissed-under-fl-stand-your-ground-self-defense-law/
