Attorneys in Trayvon Case: Social Media Set Precedent
Social media has set a precedent in the way the country will engage with high profile cases, the attorneys in the Trayvon Martin shooting case said Saturday at an Associated Press event in Orlando.
Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Trayvon Martin’s parents, and George Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, spoke at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Banquet.
O’Mara said social media will impact how a jury will be picked in the case.
“I think that if I could do away with all media, including all social media, that I would not have it involved in a criminal case,” O’Mara said. “But that’s a fantasy that is 40 years ago.”
Crump agreed, adding that social media has given “people who normally would not have a voice in matters like this” a forum to engage in the case.