The judge ruled that Luis Casado acted in self-defense under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Casado still faces a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.
– A judge in St. Johns County has dismissed the manslaughter charge against Luis Casado in the May 2021 shooting death of Adam Amoia in St. Augustine,Judge R. Lee Smith ruled that Casado acted in self-defense under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Casado still faces a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. There’s a hearing in the case scheduled for Jan. 12.
According to the ruling, the judge found that the immunity was warranted based on the three concepts of stand your ground. It states that Casado was in a public place and was not engaged in criminal activity. Smith’s ruling says, “...the Defendant was dazed and disoriented by the ongoing and persistent attack,” and that he kept backing away. It adds, “There was no break in the attack, and without his glasses and being dazed from the impact of the blows, there was no opportunity for the Defendant to regain his orientation and perception.
Smith found that the state “...failed to meet its burden by clear and convincing evidence that the Defendant’s use of force was unreasonable.”
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