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After a media sensation that included distortions of the facts, George Zimmerman was subsequently charged with second-degree murder after being denied the protection of a [[grand jury]], despite his claim that he acted in [[self defense]].<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0409/No-grand-jury-What-does-that-mean-for-George-Zimmerman</ref> In the analogous case of Bernhard Goetz, the protection of a grand jury was important when the first grand jury declined to [[indictment|indict]] on the biggest charges. | After a media sensation that included distortions of the facts, George Zimmerman was subsequently charged with second-degree murder after being denied the protection of a [[grand jury]], despite his claim that he acted in [[self defense]].<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0409/No-grand-jury-What-does-that-mean-for-George-Zimmerman</ref> In the analogous case of Bernhard Goetz, the protection of a grand jury was important when the first grand jury declined to [[indictment|indict]] on the biggest charges. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/video-witnesses-claim-george-zimmerman-didnt-help-trayvon-martin Witnesses Claim George Zimmerman Didn't Help Trayvon Martin.] | ||
| + | *[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/30/trayvon-martin-witness-zimmerman-uninjured Trayvon Martin killing: witness says he saw Zimmerman walk away uninjured.] | ||
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Revision as of 21:59, April 20, 2012
George Zimmerman is an Hispanic who had long worked as a volunteer to patrol his gated neighborhood in Florida, which had been subjected to a series of crimes. One rainy evening in March 2012, Zimmerman encountered an African American youth wearing a hoody. After some kind of confrontation, the youth was killed from the firing of Zimmerman's gun, which he had a permit to carry.
After a media sensation that included distortions of the facts, George Zimmerman was subsequently charged with second-degree murder after being denied the protection of a grand jury, despite his claim that he acted in self defense.[1] In the analogous case of Bernhard Goetz, the protection of a grand jury was important when the first grand jury declined to indict on the biggest charges.
External links
- Witnesses Claim George Zimmerman Didn't Help Trayvon Martin.
- Trayvon Martin killing: witness says he saw Zimmerman walk away uninjured.