Jesse Jackson exploits anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, because he’s Jesse Jackson

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"Homicide" = Death at the hands of another person.

The killing of TM was Homicide.

It was "Justifiable homicide"

CHAPTER 782
HOMICIDE
782.02 - Justifiable use of deadly force.
782.03 - Excusable homicide.
782.04 - Murder.
782.051 - Attempted felony murder.
782.065 - Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer.
782.07 - Manslaughter; aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated manslaughter of a child; aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.
782.071 - Vehicular homicide.
782.072 - Vessel homicide.
782.08 - Assisting self-murder.
782.081 - Commercial exploitation of self-murder.
782.09 - Killing of unborn quick child by injury to mother.
782.11 - Unnecessary killing to prevent unlawful act.
782.34 - Partial-birth abortion.

The killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another, without lawful justification according to the provisions of chapter 776 and in cases in which such killing shall not be excusable homicide or murder, according to the provisions of this chapter, is manslaughter, a felony of the second degree...

Obviously a Civil suit does not mean "double jeopardy".... OJ for example.

treewig says:
February 26, 2014 at 8:42 pm

Pulling this from another legal sight. The intent of the law is well meaning and intended for cases where the perpetrator is not initially found and/or takes many years to investigate and try. I do not believe this new 2010 mandate would apply to the GZ because he was acquitted of criminal homicide.

“In Florida, survivors of a person who dies as the result of another’s negligence must, under almost all circumstances, bring a wrongful death action with two (2) years of the date the person died as a direct result of that negligent act. There is, however, a narrow exception to the otherwise strict wrongful death statute of limitations that was created by the Florida Legislature in 2010 by Senate and House Bills (SB92 and HB1, respectively), more commonly known as the “Jeffrey Klee Memorial Act”. The Act provides that there be no time limit within which to file a wrongful death action provided the death was the result of a homicide. The Senate and House, recognize that homicide investigations often go many years before the party responsible for the homicide is identified and/or apprehended. To afford the survivors additional time to file a suit, the House and Legislature has liberally extended the time window within which an estate or survivor can file an action to be compensated for the loss of a loved one. Other than “The Act”, the time limit within which an action for wrongful death must be filed is narrow and strictly construed. It is important to recognize that the Statute of Limitation is triggered by the actual filing of a lawsuit in a court of competent jurisdiction, but , in most cases, time to investigate and collect evidence is necessary before filing a lawsuit and waiting too long to prepare could prevent one from filing suit in a timely manner.”

With the act now in place, wrongful death laws in Florida have changed. Now, wrongful death claims that involve homicide have no time limits. The survivors can file a claim at any time...

The Jeffrey Klee Memorial Act was put into effect to remove the statute of limitations for filing a wrongful death claim in cases of murder or manslaughter. Generally, the statute of limitations to file a claim in Florida is two years. Under this law, families whose loved one is murdered or killed in a case of manslaughter may file a claim at any time regardless of how much time has passed.

Thank you!

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There is little point in us lay people stating our opinions... we are guessing to some extent. That is why I asked a lawyer. I would concede that that is ONE opinion only... so, as I stated, I would like to see what other LAWYERS say.. but as it applies to the specifics of the GZ case.

I asked for a "free consultation" on this question at that website... see if that bears fruit (no allusion to Tracy Martin intended)

Rumpole Q:
Is George Zimmerman still liable to a Wrongful Death suit being filed?
That is, does the no "Statute of Limitations" still apply after a trial and an acquittal.

Vince Pravato A:
A suit can be filed against him for the death. Very similar to the suit filed against OJ Simpson. Nicole's family won.