Rolando Carrazana
White male
Age at time: 24
Weapon: unarmed
Victim photo: Miami Herald
Jason Jesus Gonzalez
White male
Age at time: 24
Weapon: unarmed
Victim photo: Miami-Dade Police Department, 2007
Gabriel Mobley
Black male
Age at time: 31
Weapon: gun
Defendant photo: Miami-Dade County Jail, 2008
Case type:
Fight at bar/party
Location:
Public
Initiator:
Victim
Witnesses:
Yes
Case year:
2008
Location details: Outside a Chili's restaurant in Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade County, on Feb. 28, 2008
What happened: Gabriel Mobley and a group of friends started an argument with two other patrons over girls. Eventually everyone seemed to make up, according to witnesses. But when the bar closed at Chili's, the argument turned violent outside. After one of the men punched Mobley's friend in the face, Mobley shot and killed both of them. Witnesses and videotape of the incident convinced prosecutors Mobley was not acting in self-defense. Instead, one of the victims had his hands up when he was killed and the other did not seem to be reaching for a weapon as Mobley claimed. Neither of the victims was armed.
The outcome: Mobley was charged with double murder four months after the incident. In April 2013, the judge in the case ruled that "stand your ground" did not apply and Mobley's case would go to trial. Prosecutors said they grappled with amorphous new notions of self-defense created by "stand your ground." They said the case would put the law to the test: "This arrest is very important because it sends a clear message."
Investigating agency: Miami-Dade Police
Case decision made by: Judge
Trayvon Martin’s death became controversial because circumstances leading up to the shooting cast doubt on who was to blame. The Tampa Bay Times reviewed other “stand your ground” cases for similar circumstances. The Times relied on available information, some of which may not tell the whole story. When the situation was unclear, that was noted.
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Source: Miami Herald, April 26, 2013. Link to original source
Source: Miami-Dade County Clerk, April 25, 2012.
Source: Topix.com, None.
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Case last updated: April 29, 2013
