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Pinellas judge rejects stand-your-ground defense for man accused of killing ex’s lover

PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 09 – Judge Phillippe Matthey ruled a jury must decide if Stuart Beck’s use of deadly force was justified after rejecting his stand-your-ground defense in a first-degree murder case.

Summary by Tampa Bay Times
Stuart Beck’s lawyers argued that he fatally shot Michael Conrad in self-defense in 2022, but a judge ruled his murder case will proceed.

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Tampa Bay Times broke the news in Tampa, United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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