No 'Stand Your Ground' for Zimmerman

Reba said:
How so?
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if he firmly believes that he was within his legal rights to stand his ground, then he should opt for Stand Your Ground hearing but he didn't because that would means Zimmerman would have to testify on the stand and be cross-examined.

Taking a defensive stance, he does not have to take a stand at all.
 
Jiro said:
if he firmly believes that he was within his legal rights to stand his ground, then he should opt for Stand Your Ground hearing but he didn't because that would means Zimmerman would have to testify on the stand and be cross-examined.

Taking a defensive stance, he does not have to take a stand at all.
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I wouldn't call that suspicious then. It's just a defense strategy.

Zimmerman will still have the option to call up the Stand Your Ground defense during the trial. (That's what the legal analysts said.) So, it might still come up.
 
Reba said:
I wouldn't call that suspicious then. It's just a defense strategy.

Zimmerman will still have the option to call up the Stand Your Ground defense during the trial. (That's what the legal analysts said.) So, it might still come up.
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Martin was standing his ground too, he was being stalk by Zimmerman . Martin had to been frighten to dead , a young Black man being stalk by a man in a car at night . Zimmerman was looking for a fight because he was pissed of about the crime in his neighborhood.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
Martin was standing his ground too, he was being stalk by Zimmerman . Martin had to been frighten to dead , a young Black man being stalk by a man in a car at night . Zimmerman was looking for a fight because he was pissed of about the crime in his neighborhood.
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I'm not here to dispute the case with you. I'm merely posting about the court proceedings.
 
This is just a tactical issue. In fact, if he is convicted, it will most likely be a source of argument for an appeal.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
Martin was standing his ground too, he was being stalk by Zimmerman . Martin had to been frighten to dead , a young Black man being stalk by a man in a car at night . Zimmerman was looking for a fight because he was pissed of about the crime in his neighborhood.
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This depends on what actually happened. If Zimmerman approached Martin, yes, Martin would have had Stand Your Ground protection. If, as Zimmerman claimed, Zimmerman lost track of Martin and Martin confronted him, the protection would be given to Zimmerman.

This is what the case hinges on, who initiated the confrontation. I don't know if we are ever going to clearly know the truth in this case.
 
VacationGuy234 said:
This is just a tactical issue. In fact, if he is convicted, it will most likely be a source of argument for an appeal.
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yes he can appeal but I say good luck. it will probably be another 10+ years.
 
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It is a defense tactic. He can still bring it up in the murder trial. If he did went ahead with the immunity trial, he would have to expose all evidence to them. That would gives the prosecutor time to use it against the defense. Just aa tactic the his attorney advised him to use.
 
Whatever Zimmerman follow and confront Martin, or Martin follow and confront Zimmerman, so it is totally up to court.
 
is He in jail or still at home? i notice that he puts some weight on. If it were at home. then it makes sense.
 
Reba said:
I wouldn't call that suspicious then. It's just a defense strategy.

Zimmerman will still have the option to call up the Stand Your Ground defense during the trial. (That's what the legal analysts said.) So, it might still come up.
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Babyblue said:
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It is a defense tactic. He can still bring it up in the murder trial. If he did went ahead with the immunity trial, he would have to expose all evidence to them. That would gives the prosecutor time to use it against the defense. Just aa tactic the his attorney advised him to use.
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yes. a defense tactic for the guilty :hmm:
 
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Jiro said:
Reba said:
I wouldn't call that suspicious then. It's just a defense strategy.

Zimmerman will still have the option to call up the Stand Your Ground defense during the trial. (That's what the legal analysts said.) So, it might still come up.
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Babyblue said:
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It is a defense tactic. He can still bring it up in the murder trial. If he did went ahead with the immunity trial, he would have to expose all evidence to them. That would gives the prosecutor time to use it against the defense. Just aa tactic the his attorney advised him to use.
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yes. a defense tactic for the guilty :hmm:
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Did I miss the verdict?
 
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