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Originally Posted by TigerTank77
You do realize that Trayvon was smashing the man's head into the pavement and that beyond the bullet wound, he had no wounds except for offensive wounds on his hands, right? That both the police and medical reports also corroborate his side of the story, and that beyond speculation, the Prosecution has very little to refute what the defense is putting forward?
He's going to walk. Prosecution had a long shot with manslaughter, but they chose to make it a trial of public opinion and went with 2nd Degree Murder, the statute of which doesn't fit this crime in the slightest.
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I completely agree. Going for 2nd Degree Murder is a huge mistake. That being said Stand Your Ground still wouldn't work because Zimmerman initiated the confrontation by getting out of his car and following Trayvon. He didn't have to do that and therefore put himself in the life threatening situation to begin with. So I do think they would have had a MUCH better shot with manslaughter.
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