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IA: Process for Claiming 'Stand Your Ground' Defense Discussed in Iowa City Ped Mall Shooting Case
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Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com
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The Iowa Legislature did not specify a legal process for using a "stand your ground" defense. The provision—signed into law earlier this year—says an individual who feels threatened has no duty to retreat before using deadly force for self-defense.
"Lamar Wilson used deadly force—like force—to repel the deadly force he and others were confronted with," defense attorney John Bruzek writes in a pre-trial motion.
Bruzek says according to the new law, a use of force with a "stand your ground" justification means the defendant is immune from "criminal or civil liability".
In a response, the Johnson County attorney writes the new law does not allow for immunity from prosecution. |
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PHORTO
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"In a response, the Johnson County attorney writes the new law does not allow for immunity from prosecution."
Yes it does, you idiot. That's the whole purpose for the law. |
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