I hope Gov. Scott ash cans the panel's recommendations.
You kind of had to read this carefully - this is just a dim Florida senator convening his own panel of “experts” - not the Guv’s panel:
“Smith released the list a day before a separate panel put together by the governor is scheduled to hold its first meeting.”
Any proposals for real change should go to the Guv’s panel.
I’m going to suggest that the law be amended to require the state to pay for the self-defense defendant’s legal costs and fees if the charges are dismissed or he/she found not guilty on self defense grounds AND the state must expunge the arrest records.
The basis for this provision is that the law already provides for IMMUNITY from prosecution in valid cases of self defense.
The law also provides for recovery of costs and fees in a civil damages suit if self defense is established - the state, given its resources should have to do the same.
Perhaps of interest - the original SYG bill included the cost/fees provision against the state but got edited out somewhere along the line before passage.
Where as here, the state proceeds to prosecute they should shoulder the defendant’s costs if its found to be a valid case of self defense. IMHO. ;-)