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Originally Posted by janmcn
Unfortunately for Mr Reeves, there were over 100 witnesses, including a Sumter County sheriff's deputy who stepped in to subdue the shooter. Another unfortunate fact for Mr Reeves, the victim was two rows away. The only thing that got thrown was popcorn.
Mr Reeves can hire a defense attorney and try the "self defense" strategy, however these attorneys don't come cheap. Reeves could also lose his policeman's pension if he becomes a convicted felon.
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I don't know that he can lose his pension for simply being convicted of a felony.
He was not a member of the Florida Retirement System. The Tampa Police Department Pension System is funded by contributions from the employees.
It is still subject to Florida law concerning public retirement systems, which requires the forfeiture of pension benefits for conviction of certain crimes, but homicide is not one of them. They are more concerned with bribery, extortion and other violations of fiduciary duty
while still employed. I could not find a provision for taking the pension of a retiree.
When I retired, under the Florida Retirement System, about a decade ago, a retiree could lose his pension for conviction of a crime involving "moral turpitude." That included homicide. I haven't been able to find that provision with an on line search now.
I just don't know.