Tampa man cleared in Ybor stabbing by 'Stand Your Ground' law

Category: Stand Your Ground Law

TAMPA (FOX 13) - A Tampa man charged with stabbing and killing another man after a night out in Ybor City has been cleared of the charges by using Florida's Stand Your Ground law.

Joseph Amore, 21, stabbed and killed Joshua Rankin on August 17, 2013.

Amore argued that he stabbed Rankin and another man, William Medeiros, in self-defense.

Medeiros survived.

In a ruling Friday, Hillsborough Judge Gregory Holder wrote that the court finds the use of deadly force was justified.

LINK: Read the ruling here

The fight that ended Rankin's life happened August 17, 2013, when he a group of friends were out in Ybor City.

A run-in with another group of guys led to Amore getting punched and knocked out cold.

Less than 10 minutes later, Amore was attacked again. His attorney says while he was being badly beaten, he grabbed a pocket knife to defend himself.

One of the attackers, Joshua Rankin, would die after being stabbed three times.

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Tampa man cleared in Ybor stabbing by 'Stand Your Ground' law

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