Judge finds 3 ex-Miami-Dade deputies immune from prosecution under ‘stand your ground’ law

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Broward County judge found three former Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies involved in a 2019 fatal shootout in Miramar were immune from prosecution under Florida’s “stand your ground” law.

Broward County Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra dismissed the manslaughter cases against Richard Santiesteban, Leslie Lee, and Rodolfo Mirabal.

In his orders, Kollra wrote he found “the facts and testimony support the application of immunity under Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law” for their actions on Dec. 5, 2019, in Miramar…

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