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Jenkins facts are inconsequential, actually that theyre more severe than the zimmerman facts, is just ignorant of the fact or at least its application to the law. similarly the state seems to ignore the reality of the leasure case. sometimes bad facts make bad law but lets look it the leasure case for a minute. you may remember the case. it wasnt that long ago. its a case where miss leasure stated to 911 three completely separate cases of the events of what happened, he shot himself, i shot him,...

Acquittal for the malice or the intent prong. and the law appears to be virtually identical but i want to draw back to one thing. the bottom of that page and moving on to the next page, circumstantial evidence standard does not require the jury to believe the defendants version of the facts if the state produces conflicting testimony. even when a defendants theory of events is not clearly contradicted by direct evidence, a judgment of acquittal is not required, a common sense view of the circums...

The first is leasure versus state, 105 southern 3rd 5. that is the second dca opinion from october of last year. beginning on page 10 i believe of the courts copy, under headnote 3, outline column 3, where they discuss the motion for judgment of acquittal as to self-defense, the court says this and briefly the factual scenario is this -- at trial leasure raced two arguments toward acquittal, that the state failed to overcome her allegation of self-defense. when a defendant claims self-defense, t...