佛罗里达枪击案凶嫌被控有罪(2/2)

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概述：佛罗里达枪击案有了新进展。因证据确凿，凶嫌乔治·齐默尔曼被指控二级谋杀罪。
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Trayvon Martin
Zimmerman
Florida
Sybrina Fulton
Sanford
Stand Your Ground law
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组长：xuanfeng630The shooting sparked a national outcry led by Martin's parents who insist their son was murdered. They also accuse Zimmerman of targeting their son because he was black. Police did not initially charge Zimmerman with a crime because of a Florida law that says a person has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force.
Trayvon Martin's parents in Washington say they are relieved. Sybrina Fulton is Martin's mother.
"I have been up and down as if I was on a roller coaster. But I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that justice will be served."
Tensions have been running high in the small community of Sanford, Florida, since the shooting.
For weeks demonstrators have taken to the streets calling for Zimmerman's  arrest. Legal analysts say Zimmerman now will likely invoke the Stand Your Ground law as his defense and a judge could decide if the case should go to trial. If convicted Zimmerman could face a sentence of up to life in prison.枪击案煽起了全国性的抗议，此次抗议由马丁父母发起，他们坚持声称自己的儿子被谋杀。他们还指控齐默尔曼由于马丁是黑人而射杀他。警方最初没有定齐默尔曼的罪，因为佛罗里达法律表明，个人有“永不退让”和“以暴制暴”的权利。
马丁的父母在华盛顿，他们说自己缓解了一些。下面是马丁母亲的话。
“我心里七上八下，仿佛在坐过山车。但我相信，拨开疑惑之云，定有正义之光。”
自从枪击案以来，在佛罗里达的桑福德小社区内，紧张气氛高涨。
几周以来，示威者上街游行，要求逮捕齐默尔曼。法律分析员称齐默尔曼现在很可能会用“永不退让”法为自己辩护，法官会决定本案是否进入审判。如果被判有罪，齐默尔曼可能会面临重至终身监禁的判决。