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In reply to the discussion: Florida Man Uses Stand Your Ground Defense in Killing of Black Teen Over Loud Music [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)The Tampa Bay Times ran an excellent interactive report on all the stand your ground cases they could uncover over the last six years. While the paper admits the report may be incomplete they were able to find over 200 cases and the report is the most comprehensive list complied at this time. You can review the report at:
http://www.tampabay.com/stand-your-ground-law/fatal-cases
Of the cases involving a fatal shooting; 44 resulted in the conviction of the shooter, 75 shootings were ruled as justified and 15 are pending.
Of the non fatal cases 34 resulted in the conviction of the shooter, 72 were considered to be justified and 9 are pending.
Obviously a defendant's attorneys will use whatever defense is available in hope of success.
It also surprised me that only 250 cases were discovered over the six year time frame. The media would have you believe that stand your ground shootings are an everyday occurrence in Florida.