'Fearing for ones life' works in a self defense case too, which is all this was.

Did you read the jury instructions posted above your post? What part of the words "had the right to stand his ground" are you having trouble with?

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He may have had the right under self defense law to stand his ground, but as I said before, this was never a stand your ground case. Under Stand Your Ground law this would be immune from prosecution if he met the statuatory requirements and would have forgone a jury trial altogether. Just like the local Police did at the start.

Then why did the judge quote the statute as a justification for self defense?

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