Zimmerman waives 'stand your ground' defense -- for now

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 10:01 in Health & Medicine

George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, waived his right Tuesday to seek immunity under Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law before his June trial.His lawyers have said they may seek immunity later. Zimmerman, who has pleaded not guilty, is a former neighborhood watch volunteer of white and Hispanic descent who h...    

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