Zimmerman Trial

TrayDay 2016: Only Fools Attack Armed Men

By / September 25, 2020

Today is the four year anniversary of the lawfully justified self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman.  Zimmerman would ultimately be acquitted after a mere hours of deliberations following 14 months of investigation and trial. Personally and professionally I’ve never seen a cleaner self-defense shoot brought to trial. There was no hope for a …

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The Zimmerman Files: Aggregated day-by-day live coverage & analysis

By / September 25, 2020

Hey folks, A year after the trial in which George Zimmerman was unanimously acquitted by a jury in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, misinformation continues to abound. Whether the misinformation is being spread inadvertently or — as is too often the case — as a result of intentional disinformation campaigns, the only antidote is …

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Coveted Double-Mention of LOSD on Ace of Spades HQ

By / August 17, 2021

I don’t know if it’s ever happened before, but somehow I was lucky enough to get mentioned prominently not just once today, but twice, on the fantastic Ace of Spades HQ blog. First mention came in the Sunday morning gun thread, because of my daily coverage of the Zimmerman trial: Gun Thread 7/21/2013: Stand Your …

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Florida’s Self-Defense Immunity Law: How it really works

By / August 17, 2021

Hey folks, A running question during the long run-up to and trial of George Zimmerman was the issue of Florida’s self-defense immunity statute (often confused with, but completely separate from, the state’s Stand-Your-Ground statute). Mark O’Mara elected to not pursue this legal option either at pre-trial or the trial proper, but in fact Florida’s self-defense …

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The Marissa Alexander Case Wasn’t About “Stand-Your-Ground” Either

By / August 17, 2021

Hey folks, By now some of you may have heard about the Marissa Alexander case in Florida. Many people are trying to twist the facts of this case in a fashion that will be familiar to the rational among us who watched the Zimmerman case. Essentially they want to know why Florida’s stand-your-ground law was …

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Attorney Andrew Branca Participates on NPR ZImmerman Panel

By / August 17, 2021

“The permissible number of times my kids can have their heads bashed on the sidewalk by Trayvon Martin is zero.”UPDATE: Fred Thompson, a commenter over at Legal Insurrection, was kind enough to transcribe pretty much the entirety of my remarks. I’ve pasted them here at the bottom of this post. Thanks, Fred, gift to you …

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WSJ: Legal Insights on the Zimmerman Verdict

By / August 17, 2021

July 14, 2013, 12:02 PM ET Legal Insights on the Zimmerman Verdict By Joe Palazzolo We asked a panel of self-defense experts for reactions to a jury finding George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges in the death of Trayvon Martin. Joshua Dressler, a professor at The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, said the …

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Angela Corey’s “Downfall”– LMAO Funny!

By / August 17, 2021

Hey folks, Just learned that Evi L. Bloggerlady (@MsEBL on Twitter) put together a “Downfall” video for the Zimmerman verdict. It is fall-off-your-chair funny. If you are eating or drinking, stop before watching the video, or be prepared to do an extensive cleaning of your computer. Hey @MsEBL, there’s a nicely autographed book on its …

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Zimmerman Trial: VERDICT–NOT GUILTY See video!

By / August 17, 2021

The Zimmerman trial jury returned a guilty of NOT GUILTY this evening. I’ll have a great deal more to say about this case in the coming days, but for the moment I’m going to leave you with simply the verdict.  A little tired after several weeks of very, very, long days. –Andrew, @LawSelfDefense

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Zimmerman Trial: Prosecutor Corey Fires IT Tech Who Disclosed Discovery Misconduct

By / August 17, 2021

Hey folks, Well, the blood-letting in the State attorney’s office has claimed another victim. On Friday State Attorney Angela Corey fired IT director Ben Kruidos because of his actions in disclosing the State’s misconduct in meeting their mandatory discovery obligations. That misconduct remains the subject of a sanctions hearing overseen by Judge Nelson, which hearing …

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