Posted on 03/23/2014 5:55:57 PM PDT by marktwain
HB 89, a reform of the "Stand Your Ground" law, passed the Florida House on 20 March with a vote of 93-24. The law extends the same immunity given to people who actually shoot someone in self defense to those who only threaten force or fire warning shots in self defense.
The bill was given impetus by the Marissa Alexander case where the defendant claimed to have fired a warning shot, but was sentenced to 20 years in prison under Florida's mandatory sentencing laws.
The bill has brought together a coalition of diverse supporters, including the Florida Public Defender Association and the NRA.
“We see, routinely, clients that we believe shouldn’t be prosecuted because they did act in lawful self-defense,” said Stacy Scott, the Gainesville-based public defender for the 8th Judicial Circuit. “We’re fighting those cases in court every day.”The reform bill also provides for the expungement of records in self defense cases. From bradenton.com, Representative Matt Gaetz:
“The point is to make sure that someone who appropriately uses the ‘stand your ground’ defense doesn’t have their life ruined by the use of that defense,” Gaetz said.This site shows the recorded vote of 93 to 24. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support.
In December 2010, while out on bail for the shooting, Alexander went to Gray’s new home and beat him in the face – Gray’s injuries and arrest report. Gray called 911 to report the crime – Dec. 2010 call and arrest report. A judge revoked Alexander’s bond because she violated the judge’s order. Alexander pled and was adjudicated guilty of the Domestic Battery she committed against Rico Gray in that case.I'm guessing the jurors decided that this lady was crazy, and didn't want her walking the same streets they did.
As I said, neither her nor her baby daddy are a prize.
However, of all the problem people here in Jacksonville, I’d put her well below most.
That deposition did not agree with what he originally told police, or what he later testified. He lied in his deposition to try to get her off. He recanted it later and said that they had agreed he would say those things because they thought it would get her out of trouble. While in jail Alexander was recorded attempting to conspire with him on a story to justify her act.
It isn’t just he said, she said. There were two children there too, and physical evidence. It wasn’t a shot in the air or in the ceiling, it was near his head. The garage door worked fine. She didn’t attempt to leave the house, she went to get the gun and come back.
You’re opting to go with the version of his perjury that justifies the charge on a presumption that you know which version is closest to the truth (and I seriously doubt any of them are the real truth).
As a jurorist I would have had an issue convicting on one of three or four contradictory stories that a witness has provided.
As I’ve stated, Alexander is not a model citizen, but he is a real POS too.
Good against remotes is one thing...
He’s not on trial. It’s not a matter of simply picking one version over the other. In the whole context it’s obvious he lied in his deposition. There are verifiable lies in it. It does not match physical and other witness evidence. So when he says he concocted that story with her, and they were actually caught at one point doing that very thing, it’s far more than just picking one over the other.
There’s a reason the jury took 12 minutes to deliberate in this case. It’s not that hard. She’s guilty. The only real issues here have to do with the mandatory sentences.
It’s a juror, not a jurorist.
Better unbunch those panties.
I’m starting to think that Corey is a Freeper.
Ah, insults now. That’s equivalent to conceding the argument. I’ll take that.
Sometimes you’ve gotta take what you can get, so latch onto it and don’t let go.
When you opted for as nauseum rejection of the issue and started thinking you should correct my English, I knew what the real issue was.
I’m guessing I was right about the professional connection too.
So inward and bask in your glory.
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