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Trayvon Martin death: 1 year later – No new “Stand Your Ground laws” enacted
Police cited that law in initially refusing to arrest Zimmerman, which sparked celebrity protests and popular demonstrations across the country, turning the case into international story.
Amid the controversy, the Sanford police chief stepped down and Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed a special prosecutor who charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder. A judge granted him bail and ordered him to remain in Florida pending trial.
Zimmerman’s attorney plans to invoke the Stand Your Ground law at an April 29 hearing at which a Florida judge could determine if the law applied to Zimmerman, possibly granting him immunity and averting a criminal trial.
“We just want to have that trial, and let the jury decide,” Fulton, the teen’s mother, told CNN. “And whatever decision comes out of that, we’re going to accept that. “We may not like it, but we’re going to accept it.”
In Sanford, several dozen people will gather for a candlelight vigil near the time – 7:15 p.m. – when Martin, 17, was shot.
