Miami Criminal Lawyer Blog

Twenty four year old, Damon Darling, and thirty one year old, Leroy Larose, are currently the talk of Florida right now. Florida residents know of these two defendants because of their slaying of a nine-year-old girl, Sherdavia Jenkins. The murder took place in 2006 in a Liberty Housing project.

These two defendants are facing a jury trial together with the help of their Miami criminal lawyers. The charges for Darling and Larose are second-degree murder of Jenkins and first-degree murder for attempting to kill each other. The two defendants got into a shoot out in broad daylight back on this terrible day in 2006. One of the bullets fatally struck Jenkins, killing her. Both defendants claim they were shooting in self-defense.

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There has been much debate over the “Stand Your Ground” Law in Florida. Typically, this law allows individuals to have more protection when it comes down to self-defense. Residents do not have to walk away from a situation anymore to avoid any deadly confrontations.

Robert Batey, a Stetson University College of Law professor, states that people think they have more rights than what the “Stand Your Ground” law actually entails. This can cause more damage and problems than before. People are now using more deadly force than they would have thought twice about using before the law was set in stone.

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