[lbo-talk] zimmerman not guilty

[Mark Rickling]

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:


> Wait, this wasn't a stand-your-ground case, except on the news.

Funny, then why did the phrase "stand your ground" appear in the final
instructions given to the jury? Just a coincidence?

See:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/153354467/George-Zimmerman-Trial-Final-Jury-Instructions

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/07/trayvon-martin-and-the-irony-of-american-justice/277782/

I'm certainly not up to speed on changes to self-defense laws and
interpretations in Florida and elsewhere, but the idea that they
haven't become more permissive, lack of a pre-trial "stand your
ground" hearing in this specific case notwithstanding, I don't believe
is a good one.