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Podcast: The Andrew Branca Show
Episode: Self-Defense Immunity Win! Use-of-Force Expert Roy Bedard for the Defense
Description: On the evening of May 29, 2021, Luis Casado shot and killed a man on a sidewalk outside a bar in St. Augustine FL, after being subject by that man to a barehanded attack. Indicted on a charge of manslaughter with a weapon, Casado demanded a self-defense immunity hearing, as permitted under Florida law. The result of the four-day immunity hearing was a grant of immunity by the hearing judge, freeing Casado of criminal liability for this killing, and preventing the prosecution from bringing him to a costly, time-consuming, and risky trial. The entire immunity hea...