Posted on 07/28/2013 8:00:11 PM PDT by dirtboy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Just about 24 hours ago, a local man didn't know if he would be leaving the Duval County Courthouse a free man.
He faced three years in prison on an aggravated assault charge. His attorney said he simply stood his ground. And Thursday, a jury agreed.
The charge stemmed from a May 2011 confrontation in the parking lot of the Jacksonville Beach Pier. A local man was left beaten and bloody after a fist fight.
He pulled his gun and was arrested. But his attorney, Lee Lockett, says that should have never happened.
"My client was simply trying to get through the parking lot. He was viciously attacked by the alleged victim," he said.
The case went to trial this week, where Lockett says he was able to prove this was a clear case of self-defense, a case where his client stood his ground. He never fired his weapon.
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Was that Corey’s office prosecuting???
Hmmm. FL must be under orders from The Won to continue persecuting SYGers till they manage to convict one so TOTUS can podium thump about how he insisted on justice and got it. If they never get a conviction, the fascists still win because it creates a chilling climate for standing up to Obama's kids while they're getting mugged.
I think I remember hearing about that case.
Now if the poor schmuck could just get all the $$$
he spent on legal fees back from the yellow stain
of a DA that charged him justice would REALLY have
been served.
Force those aware of their rights out of the community of the law abiding??? Sounds like bad strategery to me.
>> Hmmm. FL must be under orders from The Won to continue persecuting SYGers
Kinda looks that way, doesn’t it?
Corey, was she involved in this case?
What a bunch of jokers.
FYI they have a poll asking if SYG should be repealed to FReep. Currently 90% want the law to stay.
The story is a bit confusing about what happened, and who pulled the gun, for what reason.
That would be an understatement. They don’t teach who, what, where and when any more in journalism school. They teach “compassion” in some dialect of Turkish evidently.
Good! Justice does exist in Florida—Stand your ground is a good law.
Probably because his attacker (the “victim”) was of a protected class.
The problem is, if you pull a gun, you should use it.
Its Jacksonville,does the name Cory ring a bell?
To understand this case, we need to know the race of both of the individuals who were involved. /sarc
Was the other party charged with battery?
No description of the thug who attacked him? No discussion of charges for the real criminal?
I’m going to switch back to carrying a .357.If I do have to shoot,I’ll look around for witnesses.If there are none,I’ll simply walk away.
Clemenza:
Come on, kid, don’t fool around. Just let your hand drop to your side and the gun slip out. Everyone will still think you’ve got it. They’re gonna be staring at your face, Mike. So walk out of the place real fast, but you don’t run. Don’t look nobody directly in the eye, hut don’t look away either. They’re gonna be scared of you, believe me, so don’t worry about nothing.
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