{"id":690,"date":"2017-09-07T16:21:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T20:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=39"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:07:12","slug":"new-stand-ground-law-issue-tampa-murder-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/new-stand-ground-law-issue-tampa-murder-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"New Stand-Your-Ground Law at Issue in Tampa Murder Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida legislature recently passed an expanded version of Florida Statute <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/Statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=0700-0799\/0776\/Sections\/0776.032.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">section 776.032<\/a>, or as it\u2019s more commonly known, the Florida stand-your-ground law. The revised law shifts the burden of proof from the defendant, asserting the stand-your-ground defense, to the prosecution. Specifically, when a defendant raises a stand-your-ground defense, the prosecution is required to rebut the defendant\u2019s <em>prima facie<\/em> immunity claim by clear and convincing evidence. Traditionally, the defendant is required to prove the elements of the affirmative defense as opposed to merely stating a <em>prima facie<\/em> claim.<\/p>\n<p>This new law went into effect in June, so a Tampa\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/courts\/criminal\/judge-rejects-stand-your-ground-claim-in-death-of-usf-football-player\/2335729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder trial<\/a>\u00a0related to the death of a former University of South Florida football player is one of the first to apply the new law.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant was charged with murder after a fight broke out in the early morning hours outside a nightclub in Ybor City. He is accused of stabbing an ex-USF player to death with a knife during the altercation. He made his\u00a0<em>prima facie<\/em> case for self-defense primarily based on the fact that the ex-USF player was physically larger than him. In fact, the ex-USF player was eight inches taller and 150 pounds heavier than the defendant.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/new-stand-ground-law-issue-tampa-murder-trial\/#more-690\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida legislature recently passed an expanded version of Florida Statute section 776.032, or as it\u2019s more commonly known, the Florida stand-your-ground law. The revised law shifts the burden of proof from the defendant, asserting the stand-your-ground defense, to the prosecution. 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