http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2012/05/flagler-beach-man-accused-of-killing-neighbor-over-barking-dogs-freed-from-jail.html
I guess this guy claimed verbal threats alone were enough to justify deadly force, shot him 5 times, twice in the back as he fled...
"Flagler Beach man accused of killing neighbor over barking dogs freed from jail
Paul Miller, the man jailed after being accused of shooting his Flagler Beach neighbor five times -- including twice in the back -- during an argument over Miller's barking dogs, is free after posting bail.
Miller, 65, is charged in the slaying of his neighbor Dana Mulhall, 52, on March 14, according to a police report. Mulhall was unarmed when Miller opened fire, investigators said.
Miller posted $300,000 bail and was out of the Flagler County Inmate Facility on Tuesday night, a jail official said.
Miller shot Mulhall five times as Mulhall fled, investigators said.
One of Miller's defense attorneys, Melissa Moore, had argued during a bail hearing that the shooting fell under Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law because Mulhall had threatened Miller. The Stand Your Ground law has drawn national criticism after neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin to death in Sanford. Martin, 17, was unarmed and walking back to his father's house when Zimmerman started following him. Zimmerman shot Martin after a confrontation and has claimed self-defense.
Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder and a state task force is currently examining the Stand Your Ground law.
Assistant State Attorney Mark Johnson has stated that the Stand Your Ground law doesn't fit the Miller case.
"Our position is that the Stand Your Ground law would not apply," Johnson said after a recent hearing. "There will be arguments made by both sides, and it will be up to a jury to decide which argument is correct."
Miller's barking dogs had been the source of a clash with Mulhall in January but on the afternoon of March 14 the situation turned deadly. Miller was inside his garage getting ready for a fishing trip when he heard Mulhall yelling at the two dogs, investigators said. Miller took his 9mm pistol from a cabinet and then walked outside and sat on his porch, investigators said. Mulhall walked out of his house and the two began to argue.
Some kids who walked by before the shooting said they saw Mulhall yelling and cursing at Miller.
Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano set bail at $300,000, which means Miller would have to put up $30,000 and an additional $300,000 worth of collateral to free him from the jail, said Doug Williams, the other defense attorney working on Miller's case. "
I guess this guy claimed verbal threats alone were enough to justify deadly force, shot him 5 times, twice in the back as he fled...
"Flagler Beach man accused of killing neighbor over barking dogs freed from jail
Paul Miller, the man jailed after being accused of shooting his Flagler Beach neighbor five times -- including twice in the back -- during an argument over Miller's barking dogs, is free after posting bail.
Miller, 65, is charged in the slaying of his neighbor Dana Mulhall, 52, on March 14, according to a police report. Mulhall was unarmed when Miller opened fire, investigators said.
Miller posted $300,000 bail and was out of the Flagler County Inmate Facility on Tuesday night, a jail official said.
Miller shot Mulhall five times as Mulhall fled, investigators said.
One of Miller's defense attorneys, Melissa Moore, had argued during a bail hearing that the shooting fell under Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law because Mulhall had threatened Miller. The Stand Your Ground law has drawn national criticism after neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin to death in Sanford. Martin, 17, was unarmed and walking back to his father's house when Zimmerman started following him. Zimmerman shot Martin after a confrontation and has claimed self-defense.
Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder and a state task force is currently examining the Stand Your Ground law.
Assistant State Attorney Mark Johnson has stated that the Stand Your Ground law doesn't fit the Miller case.
"Our position is that the Stand Your Ground law would not apply," Johnson said after a recent hearing. "There will be arguments made by both sides, and it will be up to a jury to decide which argument is correct."
Miller's barking dogs had been the source of a clash with Mulhall in January but on the afternoon of March 14 the situation turned deadly. Miller was inside his garage getting ready for a fishing trip when he heard Mulhall yelling at the two dogs, investigators said. Miller took his 9mm pistol from a cabinet and then walked outside and sat on his porch, investigators said. Mulhall walked out of his house and the two began to argue.
Some kids who walked by before the shooting said they saw Mulhall yelling and cursing at Miller.
Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano set bail at $300,000, which means Miller would have to put up $30,000 and an additional $300,000 worth of collateral to free him from the jail, said Doug Williams, the other defense attorney working on Miller's case. "
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