Because you must rely on the State, even for things the state cannot provide. Man acquitted of murder in fatal road rage shooting in downtown St. Petersburg
The prosecutions case stated that he opened the door to his car repeatedly banged it into another car. There is only one problem with that:
However, Ron Kurpiers, who represented Shabazz, said in a phone interview that there was no physical evidence that his client ever banged a door into Boyd’s truck, including marks on the vehicle. Boyd opened Shabazz’s car door, grabbed Shabazz by the neck and reached for a weapon. Shabazz then shot Boyd in self defense, Kurpiers said.
It took the jury about 2 hours to agree with the defense.
Chief Assistant State Attorney Kendall Davidson was "disappointed" by the verdict, because he lost.
“I think that this is a horrible example of a needless killing,” Davidson said.
That may be true, but self-defense is still a thing in Florida, even if the prosecutors wish it was different.
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