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Stand Your Ground law coming under scrutiny due to the Zimmerman/Florida incident
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<blockquote data-quote="Jefpainthorse" data-source="post: 1772085" data-attributes="member: 11766"><p>I found the affidavit a little weak and over-reaching when I read it.</p><p></p><p>This case bears on what the "eyewitnesses" saw. The wet and grass stains, cut head and broken nose on Zimmerman would seem awfully conclusive when coupled with the testimony of the people who saw Martin on top of him.</p><p></p><p>Following Martin... confronting Martin... Bad judgment on Zimmermans part.</p><p></p><p>There is a reason why the charge is Murder 2... the state does not have enough to make that stick. IIRC in Florida the law won't allow a jury to lower the charge and convict on manslaugter... they have to render a conviction on the original charge.</p><p></p><p>Asking for a Manslaughter charge probably would be closer to covictable... but the prosecutor knew that would start a riot... plus it's an election year. Murder 2 was a win-win for her.</p><p></p><p>We have not seen the toxicology...nor the ballistic evidence yet...but the press has beat the circumstantials (phone calls etc) to death already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jefpainthorse, post: 1772085, member: 11766"] I found the affidavit a little weak and over-reaching when I read it. This case bears on what the "eyewitnesses" saw. The wet and grass stains, cut head and broken nose on Zimmerman would seem awfully conclusive when coupled with the testimony of the people who saw Martin on top of him. Following Martin... confronting Martin... Bad judgment on Zimmermans part. There is a reason why the charge is Murder 2... the state does not have enough to make that stick. IIRC in Florida the law won't allow a jury to lower the charge and convict on manslaugter... they have to render a conviction on the original charge. Asking for a Manslaughter charge probably would be closer to covictable... but the prosecutor knew that would start a riot... plus it's an election year. Murder 2 was a win-win for her. We have not seen the toxicology...nor the ballistic evidence yet...but the press has beat the circumstantials (phone calls etc) to death already. [/QUOTE]
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