Crime & Safety
'Stand Your Ground' Defense Denied in Twin Lakes Manslaughter Trial
A Hillsborough County judge has ruled Valrico's Trevor Dooley cannot use the controversial Florida law as a defense in his manslaughter trial.
A Hillsborough County judge has ruled that a Valrico man cannot use Florida's "stand your ground" law as a defense in the shooting death of his neighbor in 2010, ABC Action News reports.
Circuit Judge Ashley Moody denied a motion to use the controversial state law as a defense Monday, the news station reports.
Trevor Dooley, 69, said he was protecting himself when he was attacked and choked by David James following a verbal altercation on a Twin Lakes basketball court.
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Dooley is charged with manslaughter in James’ death.
The Stand Your Ground law came to the national spotlight following the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford last February.
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