'Stand your ground' defense rejected in Florida theater-shooting case

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'Stand your ground' defense rejected in Florida theater-shooting case

A retired Florida police captain who is accused of shooting and killing another man during an argument over texting in a movie theater will face a trial after a judge rejected his “stand your ground” defense.

Judge Susan Barthle ruled Friday the “stand your ground” law in Florida does not apply in the case of Curtis Reeves because he was not in any imminent danger of death when he shot 43-year-old Chad Oulson before a January 2014 movie screening, FOX 13 reported.

Continued: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/10/stand-your-ground-defense-rejected-in-florida-theater-shooting-case.html