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2022-02-26 18:38:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2F09072BCA549A54686F4BF19B1DFEC40ABB0DFBF1A4292911209E0DA8A6D67E
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This article has false information. It's claimed Zimmerman's defense "relied on" FL's stand your ground law. It did not. The defense did NOT request pretrial dismissal for SYG & did not use it in the defense. The judge included it in jury instructions because that was the law. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/DC-Decoder/2013/0721/Stand-your-ground-laws-rattle-US-politics-society
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