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Lawlor: Florida Shooter Would Have Been Arrested in CT
Undersecretary for Criminal Justice Policy & Planning Michael Lawlor, the longtime former East Haven state representative, says Trayvon Martin's shooter would have been charged if it happened here.
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch member who shot teenager Trayvon Martin to death in Florida, would have been charged with a crime in Connecticut because of fundamental differences in the law on use of deadly force for self-defense, according to former state Rep. Michael Lawlor, who now .
An article published Sunday in the New Haven Register quotes Lawlor on how Connecticut law differs from Florida’s "Stand Your Ground" law.
In Connecticut, an armed person has a responsibility to attempt to retreat or otherwise avoid conflict and must reasonably believe he or someone else is in danger of death or serious harm before the use of deadly force is justified, Lawlor told the newspaper.
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