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Are you charged in Lake County, Fl. or Sumter County, Fl. with the crime of Battery; Aggravated Battery; or some forceful event involving forcible violence? In case you are not aware, should you be so charged, there can be an escape from prosecution. That is the defense of self-defense. Sounds simple, but it way to often is ignored. These can be pre-trial motions that can potentially get your case dismissed. There is a statute that governs this defense in a pre-trial manner.

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update and summary of State v Anderson 2026-MM-2740, lake county, florida, tavares