Zim's lawyer will not use SYG defense

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AP) ORLANDO, Florida - The attorney for the man who shot and killed unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin said Monday he'll seek to get the case dismissed using a traditional self-defense argument and not the state's "stand your ground" statute.


Mark O'Mara, who is defending George Zimmerman against a second-degree murder charge in the fatal February shooting, said the traditional self-defense approach is appropriate because the facts suggest his client couldn't retreat from a beating Martin was giving him.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162...se-stand-your-ground-defense/?tag=re1.channel

I guess it makes sense - it looks like he is trying to show that Zim was trapped and unable to retreat, hence he was not "standing his ground".

This is a very interesting case. Law schools will probably be teaching from it for many decades to come.