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Here in is the problem in FL DAs have taken on virtually no "stand your ground" cases they seem to avoid it like the plague.I suspect this is because of the wording of the law they feel that all but the most strong case is going to be a losing proposition so why take this kind of case when you can take ones that are easier to win like a drug case?DAs have an interest to appear to up hold the law so they want to take cases that they know that they are more likely to get a conviction on.The stand your ground law makes that very unlikely for obvious reasons.
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It's not just because the cases can't be won, it's also the implications of a loss. If this "Stand Your Ground" case is pusued and lost the victim (if this case ever goes to trial, it is Martins not Zimmerman), the culpablilty will not only be Zimmerman's, the police and the local government, the SA's office and the state goverment will all be called to account for their actions prior to, during and following the crime. As I pointed out before, financial responsibily has the potential of costing the governments big time. Also, anyone who may have claimed "Stand Your Ground" as a defense of their actions could conceivably face legal action if the police, as in this case, merely wrote it off and there was no formal ajudication. The possibility is also strong of a court overturning the law completely as part of a decision regarding this case. So, basically, it not just not wanting to take a "gounder" and being the "Bill Buckner" of the Florida legal system, it's the whole can of political and financial worms that accompany a trial on this case. I think Florida state and local government would jump at a chance to dump the whole matter in the Fed's lap...