Panel and vigil held in honor of Trayvon Martin on Tuesday
By Clay Helms | February 27, 2013The man accused of gunning down Trayvon Martin one year ago will need to prove he acted in self-defense, according to a panel of law experts who discussed the case at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies on Tuesday. The experts, Richmond law professor John Douglass and criminal law professor Vincent Robertson, fleshed out some of the legal issues associated with the shooter's approaching trial. After hearing the established facts of the case, the few dozen students in the audience engaged in a lengthy question-and-answer segment with the experts. "The key question is who holds the privilege of self-defense in this case," Robertson said.