Zimmerman Jury Was Misled About The Meaning of Florida’s Self Defense Law One question persists in the aftermath of George Zimmerman’s acquittal. Had he followed instructions and stayed in his car, Trayvon Martin would be going to college in the fall. There wouldn’t have been a trial and there wouldn’t be a debate about that trial. African American parents would still have to teach their kids survival skills that I can’t begin to understand, but at least those skills wouldn’t have to be extended to racist cop wannabes with guns. Even the juror who has been making the rounds to announce that she signed a book deal conceded that Zimmerman was wrong to get out of his vehicle. Moreover, Zimmerman’s lawyers knew it. That’s why they fought so hard to prevent a jury instruction on initial aggression. Had the jury been instructed on that part of the law, it’s more than a little possible that the verdict would have been less favorable to Zimmerman. George Zimmerman’s defenders have nothing but kind words for the legal system because it allowed a man to get away with murdering a 17-year-old boy. The various post-mortems have pointed to errors made by the prosecution and there were many. The post verdict debate has been framed on the assumption that since George Zimmerman had a fair trial and was acquitted by a jury of his peers. Because of double jeopardy, Zimmerman can never be tried again for the same crime.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:45:26 +0000
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