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Court: 'Stand Your Ground' Law Applies To Deputy Who Killed Man
Source: WFOR-TV/CBS Miami
Court: ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Applies To Deputy Who Killed Man
August 30, 2017 12:17 PM
WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) — An appeals court upheld the dismissal of a manslaughter charge against a Broward deputy who shot and killed a man holding an air rifle.
The court was trying to decide whether Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law was applied correctly in the case of BSO Deputy Peter Peraza.
Investigators say the late Jermaine McBean, was carrying an unloaded air rifle into his Oakland Park apartment complex back in 2013 when Deputy Peraza shot and killed him.
Peraza’s attorney said his client was trying to defend himself when he shot at McBean and that stand your ground applies since he gets the same protection as everyone else.
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August 30, 2017 12:17 PM
WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) — An appeals court upheld the dismissal of a manslaughter charge against a Broward deputy who shot and killed a man holding an air rifle.
The court was trying to decide whether Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law was applied correctly in the case of BSO Deputy Peter Peraza.
Investigators say the late Jermaine McBean, was carrying an unloaded air rifle into his Oakland Park apartment complex back in 2013 when Deputy Peraza shot and killed him.
Peraza’s attorney said his client was trying to defend himself when he shot at McBean and that stand your ground applies since he gets the same protection as everyone else.
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Read more: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/08/30/court-stand-your-ground-law-applies-to-deputy-who-killed-man/
