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FL: Senate approves 'stand your ground' law, 4-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin
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The Florida Senate approved changes to the state's controversial "stand your ground" law Thursday. The legislation still needs to be approved in the Florida House to become law.
The issue shifts the "burden of proof" in a pre-trial hearing from defendants to prosecutors. Changes to the law now require state attorneys to prove "by clear and convincing evidence" why a defendant could not claim "stand your ground" in self-defense.
In "stand your ground" cases, pre-trial hearings are held to figure out whether defendants should be immune from prosecution. |
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PHORTO
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Notice the photo of a 12-year-old Trayvon, smiling innocently at the camera. Why, it's CRIMINAL that Zimmerman shot this 'child'.
Why didn't the article feature instead the Facebook photo of a 17-year-old Martin with his 'grill' in, flashing gang sign?
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