WHO?

• Trayvon Martin (17)(victim)
• George Zimmerman (28) (not guilty)

SERIES OF EVENTS

• Trayvon visiting dad in the Retreat of Twin Lakes
• Zimmerman was on patrol (neighborhood watch.)
• Zimmerman and Trayvon got into an altercation.
• Zimmerman received a fractured nose and laceration to the back of his head.

CONTINUED..

• Trayvon shot and killed by Zimmerman
• Zimmerman was arrested but later released
• No evidence to refute his claim of self defense under Florida law
• 6 weeks later the shooting amid widespread media coverage
• Zimmerman was charged with murder

CONTINUED...

• Zimmermans trail began on June 10,2013 in Sanford
• July 13,2013 Zimmerman was found not guilty of second degree murderand manslaughter charges

Local:
Dismissed the case that night bc no proof that it was self defense.

State:
Six weeks after uproar on social media and media reports Zimmerman was charged with man slaughter and 2nd degree murder.

National:
The CRS is the only federal agency dedicated to assist state and local units of government.

Federalism:
Federalism helped in the Trayvon Martin case, because without the state and federal government there wouldn't have been a case because the local government released the case that night because they said they're was no evidence saying it was self defense.