Feb 21, 2017 florida cop theater shooting dade city, fla. Stand your ground hearing in pasco theater shooting will. Stand your ground defense rejected in florida movie. Stand your ground hearing due in fl movie shooting the.
The defense requested that the judge dismiss the charges against reeves based on floridas stand your groundlaw that says a person has no duty to retreat and can use deadly force if the person fears he or she, or. Florida stand your ground law put to the test in theater shooting ever since the trayvon martin shooting demanded the countrys full attention a little over five years ago, floridas stand your ground law has had its time in the national spotlight. Despite that second headline, the trial proper has not yet begun. Florida was the first state to pass a stand your ground law, in 2005, with strong support from the national rifle association.
Stand your ground hearing set in florida theater shooting. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movietheater shooting more judge susan barthle ruled that 74yearold curtis reeves, charged with seconddegree murder, must stand trial in the. Dade city the prosecution and defense in the murder trial of curtis reeves jr. Reeves is accused of shooting chad oulson after an argument escalated at the cobb grove 16 movie theater in 2014. Florida supreme court ruling clears way for movie theater shooter trial curtis reeves claimed he was standing his ground when he shot and killed chad oulson inside a pasco movie theater. The judge in the curtis reeves stand your ground hearing has denied the motion.
Curtis reeves takes the stand in stand your ground hearing. According to pbss research on insanity defense in the legal system, only about 1 percent of defendants attempt to use the defense. Jan 14, 2014 sensational crimes always resonate with the public, but a shooting at a florida movie theater has drawn more attention than usual. Judge denies stand your ground defense in florida movie. Appeals court denies challenge to stand your ground.
Mar 10, 2017 a 74yearold man who shot, and killed, another man for texting in a tampa area movie theater will not be allowed to use a stand your ground defense. A dade city judge set the trial date of a retired tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man in a pasco theater four years ago for february of next year. How might stand your ground changes have affected the. Stand your ground defense rejected in florida movie theater. Reeves lawyers argued their client acted out of his own safety when oulson verbally and. He is accused of opening fire during the midnight showing of the latest batman movie, the dark knight rises, back in june 2012, killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. A florida judge has denied a stand your ground defense for the retired florida police. Judge denies stand your ground defense in florida movie theater shooting more retired police officer curtis reeves will stand trial for the fatal shooting of a man inside a movie theater. A florida judge is hearing evidence to determine whether a retired police officer acted in selfdefense when he shot a man in a movie theater in 2014. Apr 28, 2015 james holmes movie theater massacre trial starts this week april 28, 2015 you may recall james holmes of aurora, colorado.
Stand your ground hearing underway in florida movie shooting. The insanity defense in the state of florida from time to time, criminal defense attorneys are faced with the reality that their client should plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Mar 10, 2017 judge rejects stand your ground claims of florida man who killed man over cell phone in movie theater this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Keep out of trouble in 1st place so in the interests of saving time, ill just copy over the factual description from that post. Curtis reeves, denied stand your ground defense in florida. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movietheater shooting judge susan barthle ruled that 74yearold curtis reeves, charged with seconddegree murder, must stand trial in the death of 43yearold chad oulson. The insanity defense in the state of florida west palm. Selfdefense immunity standyourground curtis reeves. A dispute over texting in a florida movie theater left a man dead, a woman wounded and a retired police officer charged with seconddegree murder on monday, officials said.
According to the american civil liberties union, 23 other states have. Not only are they controversial, but theyre extremely complex. Jan 17, 2014 the word out of georgia is that a state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill to repeal the states version of the law, while in florida, the question is whether curtis reeves, the retired tampa police officer who allegedly shot and killed a man for texting in a movie theater, would have a plausible claim under florida s version of the law. Curtis reeves, 75, is facing seconddegree murder charges in the jan. Florida judge rejects stand your ground defense in shooting over texting in theater. Pasco movie theater gunman again tries to claim stand. The florida movie theater shooting and stand your ground. Suspect in deadly wesley chapel movie theater shooting. The judge in the curtis reeves stand your ground hearing denied the motion for reeves to use the stand your ground defense in the controversial florida movie theater shooting. Insanity defense in florida fort lauderdale criminal. James holmes movie theater massacre trial starts this week april 28, 2015 you may recall james holmes of aurora, colorado. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movie theater shooting more judge susan barthle ruled that 74yearold curtis reeves, charged with seconddegree murder, must stand trial in the.
Aug 08, 2018 pasco movie theater gunman again tries to claim stand your ground defense. Sadly, yesterday the christian science monitor reports on a story where what started as the most minor of conflicts ended up with 71yearold. Trial date set for curtis reeves movie theater shooting case. Florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your ground. Floridas controversial stand your ground law is at the center of a critical court hearing to determine whether a trial will take place. Cnn three years after a dispute over texting in a movie theater left a man dead, a stand your ground hearing is underway for a former tampa, florida, police captain charged with murder. Judge rejects stand your ground defense in florida theater.
Florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your ground defense. Retired cop claims stand your ground defense in theater. That motion is embedded as a pdf at the bottom of this post. Stand your ground law cited in movie theater shooting case. Trial date set 6 years after fatal movie theater shooting. Curtis reeves stand your ground case tampa bay times. Florida s controversial stand your ground law is back in the national spotlight after a man was shot and killed after a fight over a convenience store parking space. The insanity defense is an extremely rare and difficult defense for a defendant to use. Curtis reeves, the man accused in the fatal 2014 shooting in a florida movie theater, is due in court today for a hearing to determine if he should be immune from prosecution under floridas. Movie theater shooters wife takes the stand youtube. Having failed to win a stand your ground defense, william woodward will appeal to jurors that neighbors drove him to kill.
Movie theater shooting, james holmes, movie theater shooting. Curtis reeves, the man accused in the fatal 2014 shooting in a wesley chapel movie theater, is in court for a hearing to determine if he should be immune from prosecution under floridas stand your ground law. The attorney for a retired tampa police captain charged over the fatal shooting of a man in a movie theater plans to use floridas controversial standyourground law to defend his client. Florida theater shooting over texting strikes many chords cnn. Jan 22, 2014 florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your ground defense. Detectives say an argument took place in the theater because oulson was texting. Stand your ground hearing underway for retired florida. Nov 18, 2015 selfdefense immunity motion in florida movie theater shooting posted by andrew branca wednesday, november 18, 2015 at 11. Three years after a dispute over texting in a movie theater left a man dead, a stand your ground hearing is underway for a former tampa, florida, police captain charged with murder. Florida stand your ground law put to the test in theater shooting. Stand your ground decision raises prospect of new hearing. Why florida judge rejected the stand your ground defense. He is accused of opening fire during the midnight showing of the latest batman movie, the dark knight rises, back. A florida judge is hearing evidence to determine whether a retired police officer acted in selfdefense.
Theater shooter curtis reeves points to drejka stand your. Feb 28, 2017 movie theater shooter testifies in stand your ground hearing curtis reeves, now 74, faces a charge of seconddegree murder for shooting chad oulson on jan. Jury rejects insanity defense for theater shooter, who may. A qualified florida criminal lawyer is the key to your defense. Murder trial jurors have work cut out for them in woodward case. They called the theater shooting an isolated incident. Florida judge rejects stand your ground defense in. A new ruling on floridas controversial stand your ground law could change the outcome for a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man inside a wesley chapel movie theater in 2014. Cnn a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that floridas controversial stand. Stand your ground hearing opens in florida theater. The retired police officer who fatally shot a man in a florida movie theatre in 2014 will stand trial after a judge denied the dismissal of charges under floridas stand your ground law. Judge rejects stand your ground claims of florida man who killed man over cell phone in movie theater this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Florida supreme court ruling clears way for movie theater.
The florida house of representatives passed a bill wednesday making it less difficult for people like reeves to make such claims using the states stand your ground law. Theater shooting retired police fires standyourground. The retired police officer who fatally shot a man in a florida movie theatre in 2014 will stand trial after a judge denied the dismissal of charges under floridas stand your. Stand your ground hearing underway for retired florida cop accused of killing man for texting in movie theater on jan, 2014 43yearold chad oulson was in the movie theater with his wife nicole when he was fatally shot for texting by curtis reeves, then 71, in january 2014. Stand your ground hearing in pasco theater shooting will take. Florida man to use standyourground defense in fatal movie. Television shows and movies glorify this type of plea, but its not exactly a simply solution in the courtroom. A 74yearold man who shot, and killed, another man for texting in a tampa area movie theater will not be allowed to use a stand your ground defense. A retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that floridas controversial stand your ground law does. Fortunately, you do get a second chance to argue selfdefense at trial, even if you dont prevail at a stand your. Judge denies curtis reeves stand your ground motion. Judge denies stand your ground defense cnn a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a.
Judge rejects stand your ground claim in florida theater. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movie. Pasco movie theater gunman again tries to claim stand your ground defense. Judge denies stand your ground defense in movie theater. Dec 03, 2012 last month, a task force appointed by florida gov. Florida judge rejects stand your ground defense in theatre. Mar 10, 2017 a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that florida s controversial stand your ground law does. Florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your. Three years after a fight over texting in a movie theater left a man dead, a stand your ground hearing is under way for the man charged with murder. Movie theater shooting, james holmes, movie theater. May 01, 2015 viera floridas stand your ground law will not apply in the case of a titusville man accused of fatally shooting two neighbors and wounding a third in 2012.
Curtis reeves, a retired police captain, is accused of shooting and killing chad oulson in a movie theater in 2014. Jan 14, 2014 curtis reeves was charged with seconddegree murder in the shooting of a man in a florida movie theater after officials decided stand your ground didnt apply. Curtis reeves, denied stand your ground defense in. The confrontation began when reeves became upset over oulsons texting during the movie. Pasco movie theater gunman again tries to claim stand your. Floridas zombie apocalypse gun bill the daily beast.
Curtis reeves, the former police captain accused of murdering a man during an argument in a movie theater over texting, had sent a text message just before the shooting, new documents show. Cnn a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that florida s controversial stand. Florida man to use standyourground defense in fatal. A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a florida movie theater monday, authorities said. Florida stand your ground law put to the test in theater. A retired police captain who fatally shot a man in a florida movie theater after he confronted the man about texting during a showing of lone survivor may not use the states stand your ground law as a defense, a judge has ruled. Oct 29, 2015 the attorney for a retired tampa police captain charged over the fatal shooting of a man in a movie theater plans to use floridas controversial standyourground law to defend his client. Florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your ground defense duration.
Ap a stand your ground hearing will begin for a 74yearold retired police captain accused of shooting and killing a man during an argument at a florida movie theater. Texting argument leads to fatal theater shooting, police. Man wont face charges in fatal florida stand your ground shooting. He attempted to use floridas controversial stand your ground defense after the shooting, but it was denied by a. Florida governor signs bolstered stand your ground law. Three years after authorities say a retired police captain killed a 43yearold man during an argument over texting in a movie theater, a stand your ground hearing is underway in a. But gun insanity, my friends, this is where florida really and truly excels. Michaels also compared reeves with another local defendant who has invoked stand your ground michael drejka. Whether its their pioneering effort in passing racist stand your ground.
Mar 10, 2017 the judge in the curtis reeves stand your ground hearing has denied the motion. In a dade city courtroom, reeves lawyers are building a case that the movie house killing was permissible under floridas stand your ground statute. More than four years after an argument over texting ended with curtis reeves shooting and killing chad oulson, there is now a trial date. An appeals court has denied a challenge to a stand your ground ruling in the curtis reeves theater shooting case, putting the retired tampa police captain one step closer to a murder trial. Judge denies stand your ground defense in florida movietheater shooting more retired police officer curtis reeves will stand trial for the fatal shooting of a man inside a movie theater. The word out of georgia is that a state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill to repeal the states version of the law, while in florida, the question is whether curtis reeves, the retired tampa police officer who allegedly shot and killed a man for texting in a movie theater, would have a plausible claim under floridas version of the law. Insanity, mental illness collide in aurora theater shooting trial. A new ruling on florida s controversial stand your ground law could change the outcome for a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man inside a wesley chapel movie theater in 2014. Stand your ground hearing opens in florida theater shooting.
Jan 14, 2014 media outlets attempt to wrap stand your ground around a florida theater shooting that appears to have little evidence of selfdefense, much less syg. Stand your ground defense denied in florida movie theater. Jury rejects insanity defense for theater shooter, who may get death penalty james holmes was found guilty of storming a midnight premier for the latest batman movie. Stand your ground ruling could mean new hearing in. Movie theater shooter testifies in stand your ground hearing curtis reeves, now 74, faces a charge of seconddegree murder for shooting chad oulson on jan. Insanity, mental illness collide in aurora theater shooting. Theres a reason stand your ground cases make headlines in florida and throughout the country. Even smaller is the number of cases where the insanity defense is actually persuasive.
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