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Originally Posted by valo403
Yes and no, it was included in the instructions given to the jury, although not explicitly utilized by the defense.
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Not yes and no, just plain yes. The words "stand your ground" might have been mentioned in the jury instructions, but that is neither here nor there as this was clearly not an SYG case.
If it were a SYG case then there wouldn't even have been a jury to instruct in the first place. If some jury members mistakenly thought this was a SYG case that is unforunate, but fact remains this was a standard self defence case and the same principles used to get Zimmerman off could have been used in any of the 50 states.
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