{"id":333,"date":"2018-03-11T21:02:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T01:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=333"},"modified":"2026-01-31T08:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:54:29","slug":"self-defense-snafu-sends-florida-domestic-violence-conviction-back-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/self-defense-snafu-sends-florida-domestic-violence-conviction-back-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Defense Snafu Sends Florida Domestic Violence Conviction Back to Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida law generally allows a person to use physical force to ward off an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm. Self-defense often comes up in domestic violence and other cases involving physical altercations. As the state\u2019s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently explained<\/a>, self-defense is a legal defense for a person charged with a crime. It\u2019s not relevant as some sort of justification for the victim\u2019s alleged use of force.The defendant was convicted of felony battery following an incident involving his ex-girlfriend and the mother of one of his children. At trial, the victim said she was still seeing the defendant on and off and had just learned days earlier that another woman whom the defendant was seeing was pregnant. The defendant asked the victim to come to his home so that he could explain the situation. Their daughter and the victim\u2019s aunt, cousin, and grandmother were all in the house at the time the argument ensued.<\/p>\n

The victim moved to leave the bedroom where she was arguing with the defendant when a physical altercation occurred, according to the court. The victim was holding the couple\u2019s child and grabbed a cereal box from a dresser. The defendant grabbed her arm, according to the court, until the victim dropped the box. He said \u201cdo you see this [expletive]?\u201d and then hit the victim in the back while she was carrying the child. The defendant allegedly backed the woman into a corner, pushed her, and said \u201cnow I have to [expletive] you up.\u201d In response, the victim flung a bag containing a glass bottle at the defendant. That\u2019s when the defendant punched the woman in the face repeatedly, according to the court. The victim lost two teeth, had her jaw broken, and suffered two black eyes.<\/p>\n

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Florida law generally allows a person to use physical force to ward off an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm. Self-defense often comes up in domestic violence and other cases involving physical altercations. As the state\u2019s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently explained, self-defense is a legal defense for a person charged with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-violent-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nPlea Deal: Self-Defense Jury Instructions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your case can turn on one detail. A criminal charge case can hinge on self defense snafu sends. See how this ruling defense. 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