{"id":886,"date":"2023-01-18T19:02:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T00:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminallawyer.net\/?p=886"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:27:53","slug":"court-looks-at-self-defense-immunity-under-floridas-stand-your-ground-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-looks-at-self-defense-immunity-under-floridas-stand-your-ground-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Looks at Self Defense Immunity Under Florida\u2019s Stand Your Ground Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under Florida law, people can avoid criminal prosecution for assault if they can establish that they used force in self-defense. The defense is not available to people who act as the initial aggressor, however. Further, all affirmative defenses must be asserted in a timely manner, otherwise, they may be rejected. In a recent Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/florida\/first-district-court-of-appeal\/2022\/22-0090.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinion<\/a> issued in an aggravated battery case, the court discussed self-defense immunity under Florida\u2019s Stand Your Ground Law, ultimately determining that it did not apply. If you are accused of battery or another violent offense, it is prudent to talk to a St. Petersburg violent offense defense attorney about what defenses you may be able to assert.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Facts and Procedure of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is alleged that the State charged the defendant with aggravated battery with a firearm causing substantial bodily harm. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss the information on the grounds that he was immune from prosecution under Florida\u2019s Stand Your Ground Law. The court conducted an evidentiary hearing but denied the defendant\u2019s motion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reportedly, approximately four months later and less than two weeks before his trial, the defendant filed an emergency petition for a writ of prohibition. The court stayed proceedings to allow the parties to address the defendant\u2019s delay in filing the petition. The defendant argued that his delay was not inordinate but was reasonable. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-looks-at-self-defense-immunity-under-floridas-stand-your-ground-law\/#more-886\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under Florida law, people can avoid criminal prosecution for assault if they can establish that they used force in self-defense. The defense is not available to people who act as the initial aggressor, however. 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