Kelly Anthon voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes "Stand Your Ground" Policy
Title: Authorizes "Stand Your Ground" Policy
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a "stand your ground" policy.
Specifies that use of force in self-defense does not require an individual to ascertain whether the danger is real or to retreat from any place (Sec. 5).
Specifies that the burden of proof in criminal cases rests on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the use of force was not justified (Sec. 5).
Specifies that an individual who uses force in self-defense is presumed to have acted reasonably (Sec. 5).
Authorizes individuals acting pursuant to this statute to use force to the degree that seems reasonably necessary (Sec. 4).
Specifies that an individual who enters a location by stealth is assumed to be entering with the intent to commit a felony (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes "Stand Your Ground" Policy
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a "stand your ground" policy.
Specifies that use of force in self-defense does not require an individual to ascertain whether the danger is real or to retreat from any place (Sec. 5).
Specifies that the burden of proof in criminal cases rests on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the use of force was not justified (Sec. 5).
Specifies that an individual who uses force in self-defense is presumed to have acted reasonably (Sec. 5).
Authorizes individuals acting pursuant to this statute to use force to the degree that seems reasonably necessary (Sec. 4).
Specifies that an individual who enters a location by stealth is assumed to be entering with the intent to commit a felony (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes "Stand Your Ground" Policy