Posted on 09/19/2016 7:37:39 AM PDT by marktwain
The shooting scene: Driveway with car and truck is Doyle's. Truck and trailer are Gonzalez'.
On July 23 of 2015, in Citrus County Florida, Robert Doyle and Candelario Gonzalez had a very bad day. Both made intemperate statements. Gonzalez had his wife and two child relatives in the car with him. He followed Doyle and Doyle's wife to their home. Gonzalez' wife reported to 911 that "My husband wants to go whoop his (expletive),". Gonzalez can be heard in the background:
He just flipped me off, Im going to kick him right in his (expletive). Im going to follow him right to his house, Gonzalez can be heard saying on the call as his wife talks to a 911 dispatcher.Doyle's statements were more defensive:
My guns already out, its cocked and locked. Im going home, the guns coming out and Im going to put it to his (expletive) head. Its going down right now, Doyle told a dispatcher.Gonzalez got out of his vehicle and approached Doyle, who shot him. Gonzalez died at the scene.
Howard found Robert Eric Doyle, 52, was acting in self-defense July 23, 2015, when he shot and killed Candelario Reyneldo Gonzalez in the middle of a Beverly Hills street before ordering Gonzales wife and two child relatives out of the victims car at gunpoint.
Howards ruling came after a stand-your-ground hearing to drop all counts against Doyle, who was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm, three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and shooting at a dwelling.We do not know how much a year of lawyer's fees cost Doyle to get to this point. I am certain that both the Doyle and Gonzalez families wish the event had never taken place. It is a real example of how the stand-your-ground law works in Florida, unlike the Zimmerman/Martin case, where stand-your-ground was never invoked.
The law states that a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity ... has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his ground and meet force with force ... if he reasonably believes it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or others.
Howards found that 44-year-old Gonzalez, who was unarmed, had no reason to keep following Doyle and his wife during the altercation, which occurred on the roads between Citrus Hills and Doyles home off South Desoto Street.
Correct. Maybe the aggressor drives by with the intention of coming back later
Good for Doyle, but I’m sure his savings are gone.
Great point.
And there lies the rub. A person may be totally innocent, and have all charges dropped, but their life is forever changed.
As you say, their savings have in essence been “transferred” to feed the “legal” system. Their name will forever be in the criminal database.
Henceforth, whatever they may do will always be viewed through the label of having been “charged with” horrendous crimes. I’ve seen job applications where the question was asked “Have you ever been CHARGED with a crime?” That all charges were dropped doesn’t stop future unjustified discrimination.
A sad day for all involved (except those in the legal system whose job depends on “business”).
zackly
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