A judge in Miami says the updated version of the "Stand Your Ground" law that was approved this year is unconstitutional.

The new version of the law puts the burden on prosecutors to prove a suspect did not shoot in self-defense under the Stand Your Ground law. 

In the 14-page ruling, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch said when the law was first passed in 2005, the Florida Supreme Court ruled the defendant was the one who needed to prove self-defense under SYG in order to be granted immunity, and during a pre-trial hearing.

The court said this was consistent with other types of immunity in the state. For example, if someone was to claim diplomatic immunity for a crime, the burden of proof is on the defendant, on the prosecutors. 

The reason this happened was because if the burden was placed on the state, the defendant would be able to file a motion to dismiss, and be able to get a look at the State's entire case against the defendant. Prosecutors would also have to prove its case twice, costing a lot of time and money. 

That's what prosecutors have criticized all along about the changes to the Stand Your Ground law.

Hirsch also said that in the Florida Constitution, the state supreme court adopts the procedures and rules of the courts. Because of that, he said state lawmakers overstepped their boundaries by making changes to the procedural law established by the courts. 

Hirsch said the Legislature is able to override the state court's ruling by a two-thirds majority vote.

The ruling will likely be appealed in appellate courts and the Florida Supreme Court.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.