George Zimmerman, accused in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, could be cleared of a second-degree murder charge if a judge rules in his favor in a new “Stand Your Ground” hearing.
Zimmerman’s defense attorney Mark O’Mara announced on his website Thursday that there will be a “Stand Your Ground” hearing based on his client’s claim he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense. A finding in Zimmerman’s favor would end the criminal case against him, as well as immunizing him from civil action.
“Now that the State has released the majority of their discovery, the defense asserts that there is clear support for a strong claim of self-defense. Consistent with this claim of self-defense, there will be a ‘Stand Your Ground’ hearing,” said O’Mara in a statement.
The law allows people to use deadly force, rather than retreat, if they believe their lives are in danger.
O’Mara described the hearing as a “mini-trial,” with arguments, witnesses, experts and evidence that would be included in a criminal trial, but without a jury.
Good that’s kind of the whole point to the law, also why Zimmerman was free without charges for so long…and the only reason why he was charged was for political reasons. Hopefully this will result in a quick acquittal for at man who appears to have done nothing wrong.
Of course people are still playing the race card, so even if there is justice, their might be civil unrest. Be wary!
But you know that the Justice Department will try some nonsense civil rights thing–this isn’t over for Zimmerman by a long shot.
I believe the FBI has already cleared GZ of any hate crime.
Given that not only did he regularly hold a church group of black youth in his home, but that he TOLD EVERYBODY about it, so that the gun shop that sold him his Kel Tec mentioned it to the FBI, I think its safe to say that he didn’t “Target Trayvon Martin because he was a black youth”, as his piss-poor parents claim.
Yeah that science is indeed settled!
There is little difference between the GZ case and the upcoming election. If you desire the truth, you are branded a racist.
Racist,racist,racist,racist,racist,racist…how long shall we suffer this outrage before we speak up against the obvious and pitiful lies of Mr. Transparency?