Benjamin Crump, the attorney who represented the family of Trayvon Martin, will share reasons for seeking the repeal of Michigan’s stand-your-ground law during an appearance Monday, April 14, at Wayne State University Law School.
Martin, 17, was shot to death by George Zimmerman during an altercation Feb. 26, 2012, in Florida.
The subsequent trial and Zimmerman’s acquittal last year made worldwide headlines.
Zimmerman argued he had acted in self-defense, although Martin was unarmed, and that under Florida’s stand-your-ground statute, Zimmerman had the right to do what he did.
Crump, a Florida civil rights attorney, will present “Should Michigan’s Stand Your Ground Law Be Repealed? Ask Trayvon Martin.”
The event is scheduled from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the Lecture Hall (Room 2242) of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne Law, 471 W. Palmer St.
The event is free and open to the public.
Registration can be completed by contacting Marti Knight at martha.knight@wayne.edu or by (313) 577-3620.
Crump is vice president of the National Bar Association, a board member of the Florida Bar Foundation and recently served as chairman for the Florida State University College of Law Board of Directors.
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