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Old 03-13-2023, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 View Post
He did murder him. Whether it was justified or not is another matter.
It is correct to say that he killed him. In order to be murder, it has to be an unlaw killing.

The Florida statutes state:

782.04 Murder.—
(1)(a) The unlawful killing of a human being:
1. When perpetrated from a premeditated design to effect the death of the person killed or any human being;


If it is justified, it wouldn't be unlawful so it would not be murder.