Soon after Mr. Zimmerman was arrested, there appeared to be a chance
that the defense would invoke a provision of Florida self-defense law
known as Stand Your Ground. Ultimately it was not part of Mr. O’Mara’s
courtroom strategy, though it did play a pivotal role immediately after
the shooting.
The provision, enacted by the Florida Legislature in 2005 and since
adopted by more than 20 other states, allows people who fear great harm
or death not to retreat, even if they can safely do so. If an attacker
is retreating, people are still permitted to use deadly force.
Does that describe George Zimmerman or ... Trayvon Martin?
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