Legislative update from Florida by Independent Program Attorney James Phillips.
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Very important change. Excellent information for anyone who carries.
I saw this coming even before the bill was signed. I was a former prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney Wayback when. The state always has the burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury. Self-defense is reasonable doubt in itself. This preliminary hearing for self-defense is just that. Preliminary hearings can be requested on any felony in Florida. If self defense is should there without any valid state evidence to the contrary, the judge should dismiss The case. If not, the defendant has a second chance with the jury, but the beyond and to the exclusion of a reasonable doubt standard takes place. Best, regardless of the preliminary hearing, the state can always re-file if they have new evidence where as after a trial, not guilty is not guilty forever.
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Does this mean we have the law being applied differently to individuals, depending on which judge is hearing the case?
Was the law passed w/o the two-thirds super majority? Does that actually put the intent of the law in jeoprdy or is it law as it is written & the 2 judges are mistaken?
Is the law, law?
This is good to know. “As it should be” .. really tired of judges trying to make criminals out of law abiding citizens and letting others off with “slaps on the hand”.