New Bills Modify Stand Your Ground Law – My Panhandle

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BAY COUNTY, Fla. - On June 9th, Governor Scott signed sixteen bills in to law. Two of the bills modify the "Stand your Ground" law.

The Self-Defense Immunity bill doesn't change the concept of stand your ground, but what it does is affect the procedure for how it's presented and defended. The phrase "clear and convincing" in the bill is a higher standard of proof but not the same level of proof that prosecutors must clear at trial. The procedure will make it much easier for the defense because they don't have to present as much evidence, whereas the prosecution has a higher burden initially.

"As a prosecutor, what it means is the things that we've been taking to trial...will not get to trial. You know, if we go the way it's going now, with "clear and convincing", a judge could very well say you know I've heard a lot of stuff but I'm not clearly convinced about anything. So therefore the immunity attaches at which point we'd have to take an appeal" said State Attorney, Glenn Hess.

The bills go into effect on July 1st.

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New Bills Modify Stand Your Ground Law - My Panhandle

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