Court OKs ‘stand your ground’ in dog case

Jim Saunders News Service Florida  Contributor In a case stemming from a man who killed a pit bull when he and his Chihuahua felt threatened, an appeals court ruled that Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law can apply to cases involving animals. A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal said a Palm Beach County circuit judge improperly denied a stand-your-ground immunity hearing for Cassanova Gabriel, who was charged with crimes, including cruelty to ani