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Self Defense: What Are the Police Not Allowed to Testify About at Trial?

By Ron Chapman

          According to Florida law, a person cannot be arrested for using force--even deadly force--unless the police first determine that there is probable cause to believe that the force used was unlawful.  But what happens in those situations in which the police believe that the force used was unlawful?  Are the police allowed to actually state their belief to a jury at the person's trial?  According to Florida's First District Court of Appeal, the answer is no.              In the case of Bartlett v. State of Florida, Laurie Lynn Bartlett was charged with second-degree murder for killing her boyfriend with a knife...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on July 21, 2009 (boomark / email).