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Look at this ALEC-like law. "A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked ..." Is there a plausible story where the shooter can persuade a jury that he was being attacked? This seems to be the lynchpin of the castle doctrine. If he yelled at the boy to identify himself and Trayvon fled in fear (and was he shot in the back?) then this circumstance would NOT satisfy the law. Of course, the shooter is going to try to fabricate a story of attack, but assuming that Trayvon has no record of violence and is otherwise known as a model student, then that story probably wouldn't stand up under scrutiny. Don't give up yet on justice being done, though it won't bring Trayvon back.