Well, being as it now appears that Trayvon Martin was on top of George Zimmermann smacking Zimmerman’s head against the ground when Zimmerman shot him, the Stand Your Ground law likely won’t figure into his defense at all – if he is found innocent it will be using common law self defense. His injuries are consistent with his account, which has been corroborated by eyewitnesses, and apparently he also passed a lie detector test. If you are basing your opinion of this case on inflammatory press accounts, you have been badly misled.
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Well, being as it now appears that Trayvon Martin was on top of George Zimmermann smacking Zimmerman’s head against the ground when Zimmerman shot him, the Stand Your Ground law likely won’t figure into his defense at all – if he is found innocent it will be using common law self defense. His injuries are consistent with his account, which has been corroborated by eyewitnesses, and apparently he also passed a lie detector test. If you are basing your opinion of this case on inflammatory press accounts, you have been badly misled.