The Department of Justice is set to reveal the decision whether or not to file federal charges against George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin three years ago.
ABC News reported that nearly three years to the day since Martin was killed, federal prosecutors looking into the case made the conclusion that there was not enough evidence that Zimmerman was not in violation of Martin’s civil rights intentionally.
Prosecutors in Florida did try to make a conviction against Zimmerman, but a jury ended up making the decision to acquit due to the lack of evidence presented. A juror later said, “You can’t put the man in jail even though in our hearts we felt he was guilty. But we had to grab our hearts and put it aside and look at the evidence.”
The investigation done by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division along with the FBI had been said it would be completed after a thorough look at the evidence.
CBS News reported the reason the case against Zimmerman was so difficult was because of Florida’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” laws, which has found plenty of debate since Martin’s death.
The Attorney General, Rick Holder, had his own personal interest in the case and had said when the investigation began, “At every level of today’s Justice Department, reinventing and combating youth violence and victimization is, and will continue to be, a top priority.”
Since Martin’s death, Zimmerman has faced issues with the law on multiple occasions.
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