Fla. Court Denies 'Stand Your Ground' in Fan Fight.

Source: NYT/AP

A federal immigration agent has lost his "stand-your-ground" appeal in a stabbing at a football game in Florida.

A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday rejected the appeal from University of Miami fan Edward Mederos. He is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, namely, his government-issued knife.

Mederos claimed he acted in self-defense to protect a friend, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent, from a rival fan outside Florida State University's stadium in Tallahassee in 2009.

A trial judge rejected his pretrial claim of immunity under Florida's "stand your ground" law. It lifts the requirement to retreat before using deadly force in self-defense.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/08/10/us/ap-us-stand-your-ground-football-fight.html?hp

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Fla. Court Denies 'Stand Your Ground' in Fan Fight. (Original post)	elleng	Aug 2012	OP
YOU PAYIN ATTENTION ZIMMERMAN YOU COWARDLY FREAK	leftyohiolib	Aug 2012	#1
I'm glad to see these SYG laws being limited in application......	Swede Atlanta	Aug 2012	#2
Take note all those that think that SYG laws area license to kill	Equate	Aug 2012	#3
I think it was because he used a knife. If he had used a gun the NRA would've been backing him.n/t	denverbill	Aug 2012	#4
What a worthless article.	ManiacJoe	Aug 2012	#5

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Fri Aug 10, 2012, 04:16 PM

leftyohiolib (3,287 posts)

1. YOU PAYIN ATTENTION ZIMMERMAN YOU COWARDLY FREAK

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Fri Aug 10, 2012, 04:19 PM

Swede Atlanta (2,335 posts)

2. I'm glad to see these SYG laws being limited in application......

There must be sufficient evidence that the facts did not support a self-defense based on SYG. Some people in states that have enacted SYG believe they are justified in using physical force on a whim. It must only be justified when someone had a compelling reason to believe his or her life was in danger.

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Fri Aug 10, 2012, 04:27 PM

Equate (256 posts)