I see this as premature. If the panel decides that 'Stand your gound' is too vague or too broad, it could impact the trial of Mr. Zimmerman. I'd like to see TFT's take on this.
The task force will study Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows people to use deadly force anywhere they feel a reasonable threat of death or serious injury, Scott has said.
So he will have to answer:
1) what crime was he commiting
2) why did you think that your life was in danger to the point of using deadly force
3) did you use other means of force against him before going to deadly force.
So is he not going to have to show that he has some proof that he was having his cabeza bounced off the sea-mint?
Most defense evidence comes in from cross-examination of the state's witnesses. I would anticipate evidence of Jorge's cabeza wounds being introduced in cross via the paramedics and the police video. As well, I would anticipate an expert witness or two testifying about what happens when the back of skulls meet sea-mint.
I would not anticipate Jorge testifying at the quasi-prelim hearing that Florida does in self-defense cases. I would anticipate him testifying at trial if the case makes it that far.
What keeps someone that accidently shoots someone from then quickly banging their own head into the pavement to create a wound?
Would it not make sense that in a battle between two people on the ground, in which one was getting his head slammed into the pavement that there would be some marks on the assailant?
I as a reasonable person would think that somewhere between when Treyvon jumped on zimmerman and took him to the ground and began knocking his head into the pavement Zimmerman would have landed a blow or a scratch on Trayvon.
Is that a lawyer joke?