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"Stand your ground" isn't magic, it's a legal defense like any other. Everything hinges on what the jury finds, and in this case it seems as though the prosecut
by InclinedPlane 13y ago
"Stand your ground" isn't magic, it's a legal defense like any other. Everything hinges on what the jury finds, and in this case it seems as though the prosecutor was persuasive.
Also, if you mean to draw a comparison to the Trayvon Martin case, "stand your ground" wasn't relevant to that case.
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- wavefunction 13y agoThe Stand Your Ground laws are highly relevant to the Trayvon Martin case, since they provided cover for local law enforcement to initially decide they wouldn't be pursuing any charges against Zimmerman. Which led to the outrage and the public court trial.