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State Senator Requests Special Panel On “Stand Your Ground” Law
TAALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Less than 24 hours after it was announced that the Florida House planned to hold a subcommittee hearing later this year to address the state’s controversial “stand your...
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No Hope For Special Session On “Stand Your Ground” Law
Tallahassee (CBSMiami) – Any hope of holding a special legislative session on the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law is officially dead. Secretary of State Ken Detzner sent a letter to Gov....
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Trayvon Martin’s Mom: Clarify Stand Your Ground Laws
WASHINGTON (CBSMiami/AP) —Sybrina Fulton, the mother of South Florida teen Trayvon Martin, spoke to a Senate panel Tuesday in Washington urging states to clarify their “stand your ground” self-defense...
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Gov. Scott Signs “Warning Shot” Bill
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — With the stroke of a pen Governor Rick Scott has significantly changed the state’s self defense laws. On Friday Scott signed House Bill 89 under which Floridians who...
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Defense Begins Case In Loud Music Killing Trial
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A private forensics expert testified for the defense on Monday that a rear passenger door of an SUV was likely open when a man fired into the vehicle during an argument over...
View ArticleNew ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing Rejected In Shooting Case
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) – A South Florida appeals court Wednesday rejected arguments that a man convicted of manslaughter should receive a...
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