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Originally Posted by 11BEE
Stand your ground will prevent them for suing you for damages inflicted in the shooting. It will not prevent a wrongful death suit. It is happening how in the Zimmerman case.
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Incorrect. "A person who uses force as permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031 is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force..." Fla. Stat. § 776.032. A wrongful death suit is a civil action resulting from the use of such force. Accordingly, in a stand your ground case, there can be no wrongful death suit.
The Court in the Zimmerman case held that Stand Your Ground didn't apply, which is why there was a prosecution in the first place. (In a stand your ground case, an initial hearing is held to determine whether a prosecution should take place. The Zimmerman defense team elected not to seek a stand your ground hearing at the outset, because they felt the law didn't apply).