ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A “stand your floor” petition has been filed in the deadly shooting of Adam Amoia, a man who investigators say was once killed all the way through an altercation outside Dos Gatos in St. Augustine.
Luis Casado is charged with manslaughter and carrying a hid firearm in the shooting, which happened in May.
In the petition, Patrick Canan, Casado’s attorney, states that Amoia and another guy “began to suddenly and in live performance violently assault” Casado “for no apparent reason.”
Casado was observed talking with several of Amoia’s buddies outside the bar, a dialog that the petition says “was of no actual significance and indubitably nothing threatening.” The petition says “Amoia, inebriated and leaning on the wall, all at once was aggressive and insisted that Mr. Casado depart right away,” despite the fact that Casado “did not anything to incite rudeness or violence.”
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The petition says that ahead of Casado had an opportunity to “make sense of Mr. Amoia’s atypical request,” Amoia shoved him, then hit him in the face, knocking off his glasses, rendering Casado legally blind. It states the opposite guy then punched Casado and Amoia followed that through hitting Casado four more times in the face, when Casado “discovered himself compelled up in opposition to a wall.”
The petition says after Amoia hit Casado two extra times, “he was afraid for his existence and shot his firearm to prevent serious physically harm and even death.”
The petition issues out the collection took 15 seconds and used to be caught on surveillance video. Casado’s legal professional notes that his consumer has no prior prison historical past, but that each Amoia and the other man do.
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Attorney Gene Nichols, who is not affiliated with the case, spoke with News4Jax about the petition.
“If the court comes to a decision to disclaim this movement, it does no longer imply that Mr. Casado is not going to put up a self protection (claim), which in essence will just about be the similar thing. At an ordeal, Mr. Casado will obviously shield himself just about the similar approach he would stand your ground motion,” Nichols mentioned.
The petition also comprises the toxicology record on Amoia’s frame from the clinical examiner. Amoia’s blood alcohol concertation level used to be .266, more than 3 times the legal prohibit for using in Florida. The document discovered he also had hydrocodone and marijuana in his machine.
“What you’re going to look is the State Attorney’s Office is going to position on all the proof that they believe will trump the stand your flooring motion to turn what Mr. Casado was doing, what mistakes he made, why he will have walked away from the placement, no matter it is that they can determine,” Nichols explained.
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News4Jax on Monday afternoon requested remark from members of the family and buddies of Amoia. At the time, no person was once interested in speaking in regards to the petition.
In June, the circle of relatives led a walk thru downtown St. Augustine for Amoia, who they say was once well known in the eating place industry.
“No matter what occurs, we’ll by no means get him back, however we imagine that justice will be triumphant,” Rosalina Chryssaidis, Amoia’s cousin, said at the night of the stroll.
A pass judgement on has set an April date for the stand your flooring hearings.
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