Roxanne Jones : We have all been duped in the Trayvon Martin case . Jones : This case was never `` open and shut '' as the Martin family attorney said earlier . `` This case is a perfect storm , '' says Xavier Donaldson , a defense attorney and former prosecutor in New York . She says race still matters deeply in our courtrooms , just as it does in our nation . Jones : The jury is not only being asked to decide whether Zimmerman acted legally or illegally ; they are also deciding if he should be charged with a crime for killing an unarmed black teenager who had no weapon of any
Roxanne Jones : We have all been duped in the Trayvon Martin case . Jones : This case was never `` open and shut '' as the Martin family attorney said earlier . She says race still matters deeply in our courtrooms , just as it does in our nation . Jones : The jury is not only being asked to decide whether Zimmerman acted legally or illegally ; they are also deciding if he should be charged with a crime for killing an unarmed black teenager who had no weapon of any