KEITH DOUGLAS JAMES
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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When a jury rejects a self-defense claim at trial beyond a reasonable doubt, there is no reasonable probability that a trial judge would have rendered a different judgment at a Stand-Your-Ground hearing with a lower standard of proof.
[1] When a jury rejects a claim of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt at trial, a defendant cannot prevail on a Stand-Your-Ground claim based on the same factual scenario…
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Keith Douglas James was convicted after a jury trial. He appealed, apparently contending for Stand-Your-Ground protection.…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County.
Renee A. Roche, Judge.
December 13, 2024 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Simmons v. State, 337 So. 3d 470, 471 (Fla. 1st DCA
2022) (“When a jury rejects a claim of self-defense at trial beyond a reasonable doubt, there is no reasonable probability that a trial judge would have rendered a different judgment at a Stand-Your-Ground hearing with a lower standard of proof.”).1
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NARDELLA, WOZNIAK and GANNAM, JJ., concur. Keith Douglas James, Live Oak, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tabitha Mills, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
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