noonereal |
05-18-2012 01:41 PM |
I have said from the beginning that Zimmerman is not guilty of murder under the law.
"A defendant, under Florida law, loses his “stand your ground” defense if he provoked the encounter — but he retains traditional self-defense if he reasonably believed his life was in danger and his only recourse was to employ deadly force."
So according to this article he has no "stand your ground" protection. I think we all agree on this.
The next consideration is, did he have reason to fear for his life?
Maybe but (and this is a very big but) he caused the situation that may have caused him to fear for his life.
I have no clue how the law handles this but common sense makes this an open and shut case.
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