If Zimmerman initially provoked the deadly encounter, then he cannot invoke any "stand your ground" defense.
Florida's stand your ground law was passed in 2005, under Gov. Jeb Bush's administration.
Stand your ground legislation basically extends the castle doctrine to all places beyond the home.
Manslaughter would not be difficult to prove but for Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Huang thrived by helping his classmates with their homework and learning to stand his ground.
In Texas, citizens have the unequivocal right to stand their ground against intruders in their homes.
Is she the kind of person who can stand her ground and make her choices?
It is unclear how the stand your ground law may ultimately play out in his case.
Under English common law one had a legal duty to retreat, not stand your ground.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Texas' version of a Stand Your Ground law is known as the Castle Doctrine.
The case has triggered a nationwide debate about Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, race and racial profiling.
Stand your ground and talk through the anger or sadness that is showing through your professional demeanor.
But then they use their war chest to expand into other controversial areas, like stand your ground laws.
"Nothing in 'stand your ground' authorizes (you) to pursue and confront, " he said.
If Zimmerman was the initial aggressor, he cannot avail himself of the protection of the "stand your ground" law.
Why are marketers often afraid to stand their ground with sales and development?
Now, sometimes that's not possible and you have to stand your ground and do what you believe is right.
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The group will review Florida Statute Chapter 776, which deals with justifiable use of force, including the stand your ground provision.
To that end, he has lately begun to stand his ground against the RSS, mainly by restoring economic reforms to the agenda.
New York iReporter Patrick O'Connell expressed support for "Stand Your Ground" and similar laws, citing the safety of his two young daughters.
Indeed, returning to the original understanding of the right of self-defense would require repealing "stand your ground" laws that some states have adopted.
Two state representatives are on the task force, one of them the author of the stand your ground bill in the House, Carroll said.
Some individuals in and around the tent were trying to stand their ground in an effort to protect the individuals inside the tent and protect themselves.
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Stand your ground was unveiled by the National Rifle Association at a 2005 ALEC gathering and since the initial meeting, 24 states have passed the law.
"We're going to continue to stand our ground, " he told a business group in a speech in Seoul Friday, saying the U.S. doesn't bluff on security matters.
Texas passed its Stand Your Ground law in 2007, extending the right to defend oneself not just at home, but also in the workplace or in a vehicle.
Zimmerman recently waived his right to a pretrial hearing under Florida's "stand your ground" law, which allows people to use deadly force when threatened regardless of where they are.
And what do you say as the CBC now is calling for legislators to look at the Stand Your Ground law, and as the Justice Department is investigating still?
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