FL - Chad Oulson, 43, killed in Wesley Chapel theater shooting, 13 Jan 2014 *Former LE arrest*

[SeesSeas]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politi...und-law-changes-to-benefit-defendants/2316751
Senate passes 'stand your ground' law changes to benefit defendants
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 6:12pm
TALLAHASSEE — This could be the year the Republican-led Florida Legislature succeeds in enacting a controversial change to the state's "Stand Your Ground" law that prosecutors warn could lead to a flood of self-defense claims and would force state attorneys to essentially try cases twice.
[…]
If the bill was already law, for example: In the recent high-profile case of former Tampa police captain Curtis Reeves, rather than requesting immunity from prosecution for allegedly killing Chad Oulson at a movie theater, Reeves wouldn't have had the pressure to explain himself before trial.
Rather, by Reeves asserting "Stand Your Ground," Hillsborough County state attorneys would have had to show evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt" — the same standard required at trial — of why Reeves should still be prosecuted. As happens now, a judge — not a jury — would decide whether the case advanced to trial.
[…]

 

[SeesSeas]

https://www.civitekflorida.com/ocrs/county/51/
REEVES, CURTIS JUDSON
Case Number 512014CF000216CFAXES
Doc # Action Date Description
788 03/17/2017 Motion and Order TO PAY FEES $5415.50

 

[SeesSeas]

State of Florida vs Curtis Reeves

http://www.curtisreevestrial.com/files/1079.pdf
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
SECOND DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA
PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION
E-Filed 10/20/2017

 

[SeesSeas]

http://www.tbo.com/news/uncertainty...nd-law-dismays-judge-in-pasco-theater/2336008
Uncertainty about 'stand your ground' law dismays judge in Pasco theater shooting case
[FONT=&amp]Published: September 5, 2017
DADE CITY — Remember the case of Curtis Reeves?[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Six months ago, the nation watched as he tried to fend off a murder charge for shooting a man in a Wesley Chapel movie theater by claiming immunity under Florida's "stand your ground" law.[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]He was unsuccessful. But at a recent court appearance, his defense attorney raised the prospect that Reeves could get another chance, courtesy of the state Legislature and a recent tweak it made to the law.[/FONT]
[...]

 

[SeesSeas]

http://www.baynews9.com/content/new...cles/bn9/2017/11/16/pretrial_set_for_wes.html
Pretrial set for Wesley Chapel movie theater shooting case

Last Updated: Thursday, November 16, 2017, 8:47 AM EST

PASCO COUNTY -- A former 'stand your ground' case is once again in the spotlight.
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[alexwood]

Since Curtis Reeves doesn't qualify for a "stand your ground" defense, now it looks like he won't be going to trial for another year (from November 2017), or longer.

So, I can't remember, but is he still under home incarceration? Or was he removed to the jail?

 

[alexwood]

There is another Pretrial Conference scheduled for 9 AM on Feb. 15, 2018, but that was scheduled before Reeves' attorneys filed their appeal with the District Court of Appeals objecting to the trial court judge's decision that Stand Your Ground defense did not apply to Reeves.

Now, the trial court proceedings are stayed pending the resolution of the issue on appeal. Reeves' attorneys want the Court of Appeal to rule (issue a writ of prohibition) that Reeves can use stand your ground, based on some new changes to the stand your ground laws that his attorneys believe qualify him for that defense.

So, unless the Court of Appeal acts quickly, I guess the Feb. 15, 2018 pretrial conference will be postponed.

 

[alexwood]

Since Curtis Reeves doesn't qualify for a "stand your ground" defense, now it looks like he won't be going to trial for another year (from November 2017), or longer.

So, I can't remember, but is he still under home incarceration? Or was he removed to the jail?

Replying to my own post. Yes, he is still under home incarceration. If he were not, things would not be proceeding at a glacial pace. Home incarceration is preferable, I am sure, to the alternative -- life sentence in prison. (IMO)

 

[SeesSeas]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts...and-your-ground-law-Chaos-followed-_165038900
Florida lawmakers changed ‘stand your ground’ law. Chaos followed.
[FONT=&amp]Published: February 2, 2018[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
Nearly seven months after lawmakers revised the state’s controversial "stand your ground" law, the criminal justice system has been left in disarray as judges hand down conflicting rulings trying to answer one question:
Can the new statute be applied to cases that had not yet gone to trial before it became law in June?
That legal quandary has stalled cases across Florida as prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges wait for clarity from the appellate courts. Meanwhile lawyers keep filing appeals, including for at least four defendants in Tampa Bay.
"Now we’re in a position where we have to figure out how to wade through this confusion and gridlock," said Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren. "It’s a waste of taxpayer money and it disrupts our system when we don’t have consistency."
The fate of those defendants — many of whom are accused of taking a life — could ultimately be decided by the state’s highest court.
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Whatever the appellate courts decide could also affect the case against Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa police captain charged with fatally shooting a man inside a Wesley Chapel movie theater in 2014.
In March, before the new "stand your ground" law was enacted, Reeves’ lawyers argued in a two-week hearing that their client acted in self-defense. The judge denied his claim.
Now his lawyers are appealing that decision.
If a higher court doesn’t rule in their favor, said defense attorney Richard Escobar, "I believe it’s clear that Mr. Reeves is entitled to a new ‘stand your ground’ hearing because of the change in the law."
[...]

 

[SeesSeas]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts...nd-ruling-in-Pasco-theater-shooting_168146070

Appeals court denies challenge to ‘stand your ground’ ruling in Pasco theater shooting

[FONT=&amp]Updated: May 11, 2018 at 12:07 PM[/FONT]
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TAMPA — An appeals court has denied a challenge to a "stand your ground" ruling in the Curtis Reeves theater shooting case, putting the retired Tampa police captain one step closer to a murder trial.
The Second District Court of Appeal quietly declined this week to reverse a judge’s decision barring Reeves from immunity under the self-defense law.
But Reeves could still seek a new "stand your ground" hearing, based on a separate recent appellate decision, which declared that prosecutors bear the burden of proof in such cases.
[...]

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[alexwood]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts...nd-ruling-in-Pasco-theater-shooting_168146070

Appeals court denies challenge to ‘stand your ground’ ruling in Pasco theater shooting

[FONT=&]Updated: May 11, 2018 at 12:07 PM[/FONT]
[FONT=&]
TAMPA — An appeals court has denied a challenge to a "stand your ground" ruling in the Curtis Reeves theater shooting case, putting the retired Tampa police captain one step closer to a murder trial.
The Second District Court of Appeal quietly declined this week to reverse a judge’s decision barring Reeves from immunity under the self-defense law.
But Reeves could still seek a new "stand your ground" hearing, based on a separate recent appellate decision, which declared that prosecutors bear the burden of proof in such cases.
[...]

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Thanks so much, SeesSeas, for keeping a close watch on this case for us. There may be a further delay if Reeves' asserted retroactive right to a new "stand your ground" hearing now has to be decided by the Florida Supreme Court. According to the article you posted, the two courts of Appeal did not agree on the retroactivity issue. Confusing, but inevitable.

I can't believe it has been four years since this stupid and senseless act was committed by Reeves.

 

[JerseyGirl]

During today’s court appearance it is likely the Judge will set a trial date to keep the process moving forward.

Trial date could be set today in Pasco deadly movie theater shooting case

 

[SeesSeas]

February trial date set in Curtis Reeves theater-shooting case
February trial date set in Curtis Reeves theater-shooting case
Published: May 29, 2018
Updated: May 29, 2018 at 02:07 PM
Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Susan Barthle has set a trial date of Feb. 25, 2019, in the case of Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa police captain whose shooting of another man in a Pasco County movie theater.

Barthle set the date at a Tuesday afternoon hearing, declining a defense attorney’s request to hold off.
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[SeesSeas]

Next court date is PRETRIAL CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
State of Florida vs Curtis Reeves
State of Florida vs Curtis Reeves
Case Dockets:
06/06/2018 — PROCEEDINGS STATUS CONFERENCE MAY 29, 2018
06/02/2018 — NOTICE OF JURY TRIAL FEBRUARY 25, 2019; MARCH 4, 2019; MARCH 11, 2019
06/02/2018 — NOTICE OF CALENDAR CALL FEBRUARY 20, 2019
06/02/2018 — NOTICE OF PRETRIAL CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

 

[SeesSeas]

This 7/19/18 "Stand Your Ground" incident could favor Reeves' defense significantly:
Fatal shooting occurred in Clearwater, FL at about 3:28 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

No arrest in fatal shooting during argument over handicap parking space
No arrest in fatal shooting during argument over handicap parking space
Updated: July 20, 2018 at 08:02 PM

18-144 ***UPDATE***Detectives Investigate Shooting That Fatally Injured A Man In Unincorporated Clearwater -
18-144 ***UPDATE***Detectives Investigate Shooting That Fatally Injured A Man In Unincorporated Clearwater
Shooting Investigation
***UPDATE as of 5 p.m. on July 20, 2018***

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri held a press conference today and provided the media with the facts surrounding the shooting that killed a man outside a convenience store in unincorporated Clearwater yesterday.

During the press conference, Sheriff Gualtieri outlined the subjective standard set by the Florida Legislature that precluded the Sheriff's Office from making an arrest by Florida State Statute under the "Stand Your Ground" law.

Video of the press conference can be viewed on our YouTube page here:

The investigation continues.

 

[Audrey Horne]

UGHHHH. Backwards and backwards to "Wild West"-style of settling scores. Don't like someone? Pick a fight and then kill them when they start kicking your rear end. Thanks, Florida. It's not enough, apparently, that we're already swamped in violence and hatred and on the brink of civil disorder. Now we have to make it easier and legal for certain people to kill people they claim to fear, regardless of their own culpability. IMO it's sick and overwhelmingly benefits people who already have the most advantages when it comes to the "justice" system.

 

[Sun]

Hearing that the defense has just filed a motion asking for a new SYG hearing.

 

[SeesSeas]

Hearing that the defense has just filed a motion asking for a new SYG hearing.

Hearing? someone told you? link please.

 

[Sun]

Theater shooter files for new hearing - Houston Chronicle

 

[Snoopster]

Man, I am clearly culturally different that some of the people in the U.S. In my mind humanity always outweighs 'property'. Empathy outweighs fear. What is wrong with this world?
JMO naturally.