Stand-Your-Ground Archives

Stand Your Ground Shooter Has Been Arrested & Is Now Facing Manslaughter Charges

Three weeks after a controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ shooting in Clearwater, charges have been filed in the case. Gunman Michael Drejka is...

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Florida’s Marissa Alexander Who Was Jailed On A Failed “Stand Your Ground” Defense Is Finally Completely Free

Marissa Alexander who became the poster pin-up for the”Stand Your Ground” Law gone wrong. Having been abused by her ex-husband and being...

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Rapper Kevin Gates Who Spoke Against BLM Now See’s Just How Much His Life Matters When Judged Denies His Stand Your Ground Defense.

A judge on Thursday rejected a motion by rapper Kevin Gates that a misdemeanor battery charge against him be dismissed. Lawyers for...

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Attorneys For Florida Man Who Shot George Zimmerman Plans To Use “Stand Your Ground” As A Defense

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for a Florida man charged with shooting at George Zimmerman said Friday that he planned to...

Update- Travon Martin: Department of Justice Will Not Bring Any Charges Against George Zimmerman

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Update- Travon Martin: Department of Justice Will Not Bring Any Charges Against George Zimmerman

While the public waits for a Justice Department announcement over two separate investigations spurred by the summer shooting of an unarmed...

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Marissa Alexander Is Finally FREE AT LAST!!!

Marissa Alexander, the woman whose case threw a national spotlight on Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, was met by more than 50...

George Zimmerman Got Punched Square In The Face For Bragging About Killing Travon Martin

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George Zimmerman Arrested Again For Aggravated Assault With Weapon

George Zimmerman was arrested late Friday for aggravated assault in a domestic violence case, according to Florida’s Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Then...

George Zimmerman's Supporter Frank Taaffe Changes Tune, Say's Trayvon Was Targeted Due To His Race

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George Zimmerman’s Supporter Frank Taaffe Changes Tune, Say’s Trayvon Was Targeted Due To His Race

Nearly a year after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder after shooting and killing Trayvon Martin, one...

Florida Court Overturns Sentence For Marissa Alexander

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Florida Court Overturns Sentence For Marissa Alexander

Florida Court Overturns Sentence For Marissa Alexander A Florida woman who claimed to be a victim of abuse yet was sentenced...

On Friday, Circuit Judge James H. Daniel denied Marissa Alexander’s request for a new Stand Your Ground hearing to seek immunity from prosecution under the law for firing a warning shot. Judge Daniel found the revision in Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law to include warning shots “cannot be applied retroactively” and new evidence presented to the court didn’t meet the legal standard to merit a new hearing.

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Marissa Alexander Denied New Stand Your Ground Hearing, Now Faces Up To 60 Years In Prison

A judge has ruled against providing Marissa Alexander, 33, with a new “Stand your ground” hearing, reports Salon. Alexander was originally convicted...