Overview
- Attorneys were directed to file their arguments by Feb. 27, with no ruling yet on immunity for the three former officers.
- Leslie Lee testified he fired to protect hostage Frank Ordoñez and nearby civilians after perceiving a threat from the UPS truck.
- Prosecutor Chuck Morton argued the officers used reckless, disproportionate force that led to avoidable deaths.
- Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban and Lee face manslaughter charges in Ordoñez’s death, and Mirabal also faces a manslaughter charge in motorist Richard Cutshaw’s death.
- A fourth former officer, Jose Mateo, received Stand Your Ground immunity last year, a ruling now on appeal as the court again weighs the law’s application to police, including in a case where the victim was not the intended target.