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Jeb Bush On Trayvon: “Stand your ground means stand your ground. It doesn’t mean chase after somebody who’s turned their back,”
Saturday, March 24, 2012 22:25
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A lawyer for the man at the center of the Trayvon Martin death investigation said Florida's "stand your ground" law doesn't apply to the shooting that killed the unarmed teen.
"In my legal opinion, that's not really applicable to this case. The statute on 'stand your ground' is primarily when you're in your house," said Craig Sonner, attorney for George Zimmerman.
"This is self-defense, and that's been around for forever — that you have a right to defend yourself. So the next issue (that) is going to come up is, was he justified in using the amount of force he did?" READ MORE
