5 things to know about the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin saga

4. ‘Stand your ground’ law doesn’t apply, defendant’s lawyers say

…. Zimmerman’s lawyers say it doesn’t apply to his case, at least not exactly.

“In this particular case, George did not have an ability to retreat because he was on the ground with Trayvon Martin mounting him, striking blows, therefore the Stand Your Ground ‘benefit’ given by the statute simply does not apply to the facts of George’s case: it is traditional self-defense,” Zimmerman’s attorneys said on the web site detailing his legal case.

But they do intend to ask a judge to apply the immunity provisions of Florida’s self-defense law to stave off a trial on the charges.