The Gist of Freedom   Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .

NAACP Atty: Jury Instructions Excluded Initial Aggressor


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Zimmerman Judge's Jury Instructions-- EXCLUDED "THE INITIAL AGGRESSOR INSTRUCTION"   The Gist of Freedom is pleased to present to you a NAACP Civil Rights Attorney, Richard St.Paul and Host, Floridian Activist William Jackson. We'll discuss how the Judge was able to omit, leave out, exclude,  "the initial aggressor instruction" ------------------ A defendant in Florida cannot claim self-defense if he "initally provodes the use of force against himself unless he either withdraws from the conflict and conveys the withdrawal to the other party  or uses reasonable escape options to avoid death or great bodily harm (in other words, the initial aggressor has no right to stand his ground; he must retreat).
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