Zimmerman’s Lawyer: ‘Stand Your Ground’ Doesn’t Apply in Trayvon Martin Case
Although a grand jury is scheduled to convene April 10 to look into the case, authorities have declined to arrest Zimmerman, sparking a national debate over the “stand your ground” deadly force law and concerns about racial profiling.
The family of Zimmerman, a white Hispanic, said he has been wrongly described as a racist. Zimmerman’s attorney said he doesn’t see anything that indicates his client is a racist.
Sonner said Zimmerman and his wife served as mentors to two teenage children of an African-American woman. Though funding was cut for the program, the couple continued their efforts on their own, taking the 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy on outings to a mall, a science center and a basketball game. They also helped in a fundraiser for a predominantly African-American church, the lawyer said.
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“I do not believe that’s the indication of a person who’s a racist,” Sonner said.
