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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 09:06:29+00:00

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The State of Florida provides a right to complete immunity for reasonably using defensive force, including deadly force, commonly known as Stand Your Ground. If you or a person you know has been arrested for a crime involving the use or threat of force, you should make an immediate appointment with The Feuer Law Firm to rapidly protect your rights and develop your defense. Attorney Leonard Feuer has successfully won self-defense and Stand Your Ground cases for many clients and is ready to offer his services toward developing your winning argument for your case.
The rights listed below all require the person using the defensive force to have believed the use of force was “reasonably necessary.” A person acting in self-defense is measured by reviewing his or her actions in light of the facts and circumstances as at the time of the altercation. In a motion to dismiss asserting immunity based on the Stand Your Ground, the focus of court’s inquiry, as determined by the plain language of F.S. §§ 776.012 and 776.013(3), is on the reasonableness of the person’s belief that the force used was necessary to prevent the commission of a forcible felony or great bodily harm or death.
Florida Statute § 776.032 provides that “[a] person who uses or threatens to use force as permitted in § 776.012, § 776.013, or § 776.031 is justified in such conduct and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use or threatened use of such force by the person.” This right does not extend to situations where the person against whom the force was used or threatened is a law enforcement officer.
Florida Statute § 776.012(1) sets forth that a person is justified in using or threatening to use non-deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. A person who uses or threatens to use force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force.
Florida Statute § 776.031(1) governs the right to use non-deadly force in defense of property. Specifically, a person is justified in using or threatening to use force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to prevent or terminate the other’s trespass on, or other tortious or criminal interference with, either real property other than a dwelling or personal property, lawfully in his or her possession or in the possession of another who is a member of his or her immediate family or household or of a person whose property he or she has a legal duty to protect. A person who uses or threatens to use force under this law does not have a duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force.
Florida Statute § 776.012(2) sets forth that a person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force if he or she reasonably believes that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. A person who uses or threatens to use deadly force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground if the person using or threatening to use the deadly force is not engaged in a criminal activity and is in a place where he or she has a right to be.
Florida Statute § 776.031(2) addresses the right to use deadly force both in defense of property and person. A person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force only if he or she reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. A person who uses or threatens to use deadly force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground if the person using or threatening to use the deadly force is not engaged in a criminal activity and is in a place where he or she has a right to be.
If a person who uses defensive force was in his or her residence or dwelling, certain additional factors may apply. The Florida legislature has determined that “a person who unlawfully and by force enters or attempts to enter a person’s dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle is presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act involving force or violence.” § 776.013(4), Florida Statutes.
Consequently, a person who is attacked in his or her dwelling, residence, or vehicle has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and use or threaten to use force, including deadly force, if he or she uses or threatens to use force in accordance with § 776.012(1) or (2) or § 776.031(1) or (2). § 776.013(3), Florida Statute.
(d) The person against whom the defensive force is used or threatened is a law enforcement officer, who enters or attempts to enter a dwelling, residence, or vehicle in the performance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person using or threatening to use force knew or reasonably should have known that the person entering or attempting to enter was a law enforcement officer.

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