The Murder of Black Males in a World of Non-Accountability: The Surreal Trial of George Zimmermann for the Killing of Trayvon Martin

22 Pages Posted: 29 Aug 2015 Last revised: 11 Nov 2019

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Mark S. Brodin

Boston College - Law School

Boston College Law RPS Submitter

Boston College - Law School

Date Written: August 28, 2015

Abstract

A critique of the "prosecution" of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin, concluding that the effort was botched from the beginning, tragically missing an early opportunity to hold killers of unarmed black youth accountable.

Suggested Citation

Brodin, Mark S. and RPS Submitter, Boston College Law, The Murder of Black Males in a World of Non-Accountability: The Surreal Trial of George Zimmermann for the Killing of Trayvon Martin (August 28, 2015). Howard Law Journal, Vol. 59, No. 3, 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2652669 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2652669

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Boston College Law RPS Submitter

Boston College - Law School ( email )

885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459-1163
United States

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