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To: jmaroneps37

If Zimmerman qualifies under the Stand Your Ground Act, then he is guilty of nothing. A judge could decide that before this even gets to a jury trial - and Zimmerman could never be tried for the incident in the future.

If Zimmerman is ordered to stand a jury trial. then he has a real decent shot at being found not guilty of second degree murder. Especially since the pictures of the bloody back of his head have surfaced [taken three minutes after the incident].

I don’t know if a jury could convict him of a lesser count - has the prosecutor include the lesser underlying counts of either voluntary or involuntary manslaughter?

If she has, I think Zimmerman would also have a decent shot at beating the voluntary manslaughter charge, but might be convicted of involuntary manslaughter.


13 posted on 04/20/2012 11:10:57 AM PDT by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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To: Lmo56

not only that, he has immunity from civil suit.


14 posted on 04/20/2012 11:18:01 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Lmo56

Jeb Bush has apparently stated that he does not qualify for stand your ground act. :(


15 posted on 04/20/2012 11:34:14 AM PDT by Fawn (This site is soooooo sloooooowwwwww)
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