I've never said it is against the law for GZ to follow anyone. I've said that I believe once he did that, he lost any claim to the SYG law to be applicable in his defense. He was no longer standing his ground. He was following and leaving his protected ground.
I'm definitely not alone in my belief of this as this has been the opinion stated by many legal experts. Local Florida defense attorneys have spoken to this and said it does not apply (Richard Hornsby has also spoken up and said this as well), even his own attorney has now said it does not apply.
IMO
Richard Hornsby, an Orlando-based criminal defense attorney, says he thinks the grand jury is likely to indict Zimmerman for manslaughter, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Less likely is a more serious charge of second-degree murder, a crime that implies intent and that is punishable by up to life in prison, he said.
“This case isn’t even a close call to me. This is a case of a guy trying to be a vigilante,” Hornsby said. “It wasn’t like he was trying to avoid trouble. He brought a firearm to a fistfight.” http://patdollard.com/2012/03/flori...ould-complicate-trayvon-martin-shooting-case/
His lawyer claimed "stand your ground" applies "primarily when you are in your house." But it applies anywhere one can legally be. Here is cnn legal analyst's take on it:
"The legal question at the heart of the case involves Florida's so-called "stand your ground" law, which the legislature passed, at the behest of the National Rifle Association, in 2005. Before that time, Florida law resembled that of most other states; during confrontations, individuals had a duty to retreat rather than to respond to provocations. Under the new law, a person is allowed to use deadly force if he is in a place he has a right to be and feels reasonably threatened with serious harm."
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-03-20/...w-law-enforcement-confrontation?_s=PM:OPINION