Posted on 05/21/2012 4:31:22 AM PDT by marktwain
MIAMI -- The stack of evidence released last week in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman is notable, legal experts say, for what's not in it: firm evidence that Zimmerman acted with malice when he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Special prosecutor Angela Corey charged Zimmerman last month, alleging that Zimmerman, a neighborhood crime-watch volunteer, acted with ill will when he shot Martin, who was black, after a Feb. 26 scuffle behind some townhouses in a gated community in Sanford, Fla., where Martin was staying with his father.
But analysts say the evidence released so far contains little information to support the prosecutor's contention that Zimmerman acted with a "depraved mind" when he shot Martin - a standard the prosecution must meet if the murder charge is to stand.
"I still don't see any evidence yet of the elements of second-degree murder," said Miami defense attorney John Priovolos, a former prosecutor. The special prosecutor "has to prove ill will, hatred or spite. I don't see any evidence of his state of mind," he said.
The new evidence also includes photos of injuries to Zimmerman that could bolster his self-defense claims, and statements from witnesses that appear to contradict some key conclusions made by investigators in an affidavit supporting Zimmerman's arrest.
The new information "tends to support what Zimmerman is saying, that he was being assaulted," said former Miami-Dade prosecutor David Waksman.
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If I were on the jury, I’d OJ it. Prosecution has not proven its case, regardless of whatever evidence they presented.
In the absence of such a case, any professional would know that there is no justification for prosecuting George Zimmerman.
If the facts don’t fit, they must acquit!
Kneeling on your chest, whislt bashing your head on concrete is NOW defined as a “skuffle”.
Would there be any survivors in a “fight”?
Psst......A jury...ANY jury will CONVICT because they don’t want to be KILLED by the Black Panthers or any other black group......they will also not want RIOTS!
Well, I’d vote not guilty and then come back up here to North Georgia.
so the “malice” is the equivalent of the “hot blood” element for second degree murder in florida?
If this was about the law and evidence no charge would ever have been brought. This is about elections and the race industry.
A witness in the neighborhood told police she saw one man running after another before the fight ensued, but the witness "couldn't tell who was in front or who was behind," the new records show. Prosecutors have suggested it was Zimmerman chasing Martin.
Two things I have not read before.
Thanks for the link to Florida state attorney’s office. Just emailed my message and I hope they receive a flood of similar objections.
;>D
The girl also said she heard the grass when the earphones fell off of TM. The police reports said the earphones were INSIDE the hoodie pocket with the skittles, 7-11 lighter and pin/button George described to the non-emergency operator.
And the witness who said she saw two men chasing each other.. has changed her story.
They would hunt you down like a dog!
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