AFFIDAVIT OF PROBABLE CAUSE - SECOND DEGREE MURDER
Where is the probable cause in that document?
Zimmerman prosecutor under fire (for a previous case)
Posted on 04/25/2012 12:53:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Lawyer, professor and political commentator Alan Dershowitz stopped by America Live Wednesday afternoon, where he shared his thoughts on the George Zimmerman case with host Megyn Kelly. In a nutshell: He thinks the case has gone to hell in a widely-publicized handbasket. Specifically, he believes that, if anyone should be tried in this case, it should be Special Prosecutor Angela Corey.
“This affidavit,” he said, “submitted by the prosecutor in the Florida case is a crime. It’s a crime. If she in fact knew about ABC News’ pictures of the bloody head of Zimmerman and failed to include that in the affidavit, this affidavit is not the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”
He also took the prosecution to task for having used the passive voice — “a struggle ensued” — to describe the altercation that allegedly took place between Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin leading up to Trayvon’s death without adding pertinent evidence and details, such as whether Martin had been on top of Zimmerman, thus able to bash his head against the pavement as Zimmerman has claimed.
The prosecution’s goal, Dershowitz explained, is to present all the details and evidence of the case in order to pursue justice, not merely to seek justice solely for one side of the case. And “you don’t indite based on false information,” he told Kelly.
“Now, one of the problems,” he continued, “is because they’ve indited for second degree murder — and there’s nothing in this affidavit that suggests second degree murder, the elements of second degree murder aren’t here — the expectations have been reduced. There’s an article today in one of the… the Daily Beast saying “there’ll be riots in the street if there’s an acquittal.” If there are riots, it’s the prosecutor’s fault. Because she over-charged, raised expectations. No reasonable jury is going to convict based on the evidence I know of second degree murder. So this prosecutor not only may have suborned perjury, she may be responsible if there are going to be riots here for raising expectations to unreasonable levels.”
He reiterated that the case should focus on seeking justice, not necessarily on seeking “justice for Trayvon,” as the prosecutor has said. “Any reasonable judge,” he added, “would throw out second degree murder.”
So why might the prosecutor have “raised the stakes” to his level? Dershowitz has a theory:
She is a politically-elected person who was appointed to get Zimmerman. She was appointed to prevent riots. She wasn’t appointed to do justice; she was appointed to calm the situation down. That’s the problem when you elect prosecutors. We’re the only country in the western world that elects prosecutors. Prosecutors run for re-election based on how many people they put in jail. That doesn’t produce justice.
Have a look, via Fox News:
(VIDEO AT LINK)
Wow, the folks at Mediaite don’t know how to spell “indict”.
Seriously?
Alan Dershowitz and I have been on the same side in a number of big cases, he is a decent man! The Nanny case, Louise Woodward a few years ago, she was also being railroaded, and Alan D had a big part in the eventual outcome that saw her go free.
God Bless Prof Dershowitz
She was appointed to oversee a lynching.
I'm sure Mr. Dershowitz, an erudite if sadly confused scholar, said, "You don't indict ...".
LOL!!!!
Hiya TC!
Dershowitz is spot on.
Dershowitz: “If I were the prosecutor, I’d be hiring a lawyer, at this point.”
I would not want Dershowitz after me.....
Oh, come on. You know what they meant. Your mean comment is going to damage the person’s self esteem. Don’t be an angry white man.
AFFIDAVIT OF PROBABLE CAUSE - SECOND DEGREE MURDER
Where is the probable cause in that document?
Zimmerman prosecutor under fire (for a previous case)
And don;t forget- they were all so eager to point out she was A REPUBLICAN
I don’t believe that for a minute...
She is too stupid to be a Republican, and no self-respecting Republican would use the words “he profiled Trayvon”
What the hell does that mean (legally)? Show me the legal statues that define ‘profiling’ as a crime.
We all ‘profile’ - if someone vandalizes your car do you suspect gramma next door? or the punk kids who just moved in across the street? CONGRATS- YOU JUST PERFOMED A VALUABLE CRIMINAL STEP - PROFILE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR TO NARROW THE LIST OF SUSPECTS. Now you don’t have to search the gramma’s house for her spray-paint cans ‘just to be fair’ and waste time and valuable and scarce police resources
Wow, the folks at Mediaite don’t know how to spell “indict”.
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Can’t believe they don’t have spell check. Even my BROWSER has spell check.
I had spell check on my Atari ST in 1987. =)
Response: Dershowitz' judgement is probably correct. However,the facts and the law do not apply to this case. Zimmerman shall be convicted. Blacks must be placated. This matter is totally political.
Prosecutor Corey smiling, winking and nodding at her media and government friends who attended her speech conference, made me recoil is disgust.
Cory is of a depraved mind.
Hi, sjb. I can’t resist a spelling error, as you know!
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