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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — An Indian River County woman accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend will not stand trial after a judge ruled the case fell under Florida’s “stand your ground” law.

WATCH BELOW: 'Justice wasn't served in this case,' Ashley Simmons tells WPTV's Mello Styles Judge cites ‘stand your ground’ in dismissing murder charge for woman

This week, a judge dismissed the second-degree murder charge against Donna Smith, who was arrested in February 2024 for the death of her boyfriend, Jeffery Simmons.

Smith’s attorney, Andy Metcalf, argued she acted in self-defense during a violent encounter inside her real estate office in the Vista Royale community. The judge ruled prosecutors did not have the evidence to disprove her claim.

“If the state can’

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