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Zimmerman’s Lawyer Abandons ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense

The lawyer representing the Florida neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin says he won’t be invoking the controversial ‘stand your ground’ law.

FOX News Radio’s Eben Brown reports from Miami:

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George Zimmerman’s lawyer says he now won’t seek a judge’s opinion on whether or not Florida’s so-called ‘stand your ground’ self-defense law would protect the neighborhood watchman from prosecution for the murder of Trayvon Martin. 

Zimmerman claims he shot the unarmed teen when attacked by him. Attorney Mark O’Mara says he doesn’t think the evidence supports use of the law, though he’s previously sought to invoke it. He will, however, seek a higher court ruling to have the trial judge removed, claiming percieved bias against Zimmerman.

In Miami, Eben Brown, FOX News Radio.

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One Comment

  1. scar

    August 14, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    funny that only a few days ago they were all gung ho about 'stand your ground'. Guess O'mara finally heard the tape of his client admitting to chasing after and unarmed teenager who ran away from him. Kind of hard to claim syg in that scenario.