The case of Remor v. State, 991 So. 2d 957 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) involved a prosecution for attempted burglary of a structure and possession of burglary tools, together with resisting arrest without violence. The defendant was in Indian River County at the time of a hurricane and was found walking at night with another individual during curfew hours. When the police attempted to stop the
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Florida Appellate Courts Continue to Interpret the Broadened Self Defense Statute
Self defense, as changed by the 2005 amendment to Chapter 776, Florida Statutes, includes an immunity from prosecution if one acts in self defense. The laws on this subject matter are still in a state of flux. Section 776.032 provides that an individual is immune from criminal prosecution if that person acted in self defense, including the use of deadly force to protect oneself from death or