Martin’s character and past misdeeds and type of person are REALLY relevant here BUT can’t be told to the jury.
Hopefully , they already know about it and can understand that there is reasonable doubt that GZ did not provoke the confrontation.
If the jury believes that Zimmerman provoked it he is in trouble.
Not really.
I can call you a stupid witch.
If you then try to run over me with your car, I can shoot you and kill you, even if I started the fight.
Defense can bring of the gangsta-thug life stuff if prosecution tries to depict Martin as good kid.
Unlikely the jury knows much, they were chosen because of their ignorance.
Here’s my latest article on the case, hot off the press:
http://clashdaily.com/2013/07/zimmerman-trial-update-if-trayvon-grabbed-it-you-must-acquit/