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Holder speaks out against 'Stand Your Ground' laws after Zimmerman verdict

Um, Zim avoided having the judge in a pretrial hearing decide if the case could be tossed out on a SYG ruling, instead he chose to have a jury decide, the jury did not have to cite law, but the jury did decide in part on instructions including SYG.

Yes Virginias, SYG was a part of the trial.
 

"Stand your ground" involves the duty to retreat. The defense didn't even bring it up, even though it is proven beyond a doubt that Zimmerman had no conceivable way of retreat while pinned to the ground getting his head bashed in. "Stand your ground" means you do not have a duty to retreat. Without the ability to retreat, there is no "stand your ground".
 
Pretty much how it works. Regardless of what the jurors were told, neither the defense or prosecution invoked the "stand your ground" law. If there is no ability to escape, then the law is irrelevant.
 
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