Northeast Florida Residents Want Pro-2A State Attorney, Kick Out Old SA

By James England

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — In their most recent elections, the incumbent for the 4th Judicial State Attorney position lost out to Melissa Nelson following a polarizing race.

Incumbent State Attorney Angela Corey is believed to have been voted out based upon her prosecutions of George Zimmerman, Marissa Alexander, 12-year-old Cristian Fernandez amongst others.

Zimmerman was a notable case involving the shooting death of Treyvon Martin. Despite having Florida State law and “Stand Your Ground” laws being in Zimmerman’s favor, Angela Corey pressed charges against him. Zimmerman was acquitted in July of 2013.

All of the aforementioned cases were ones where the defendant had self-defense laws backing his or her actions and Angela Corey continued to prosecute anyways. In Alexander’s case, the woman clearly had self-defense on her side and Angela Corey improperly informed the jury on Florida’s definition of self-defense. This resulted in Alexander’s case being overruled by the judge — who then demanded a retrial with the next jury being properly informed that in Florida, you’re allowed to Stand Your Ground.

SIDENOTE: Stand Your Ground generally refers to defining the authorized use of deadly force to situations where the person has no legal responsibility to back down to …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation