[Friendofgeorge]

Excellent

This should not go to the jury at all, but we all know it will

Now I am not a lawyer, but seems to me that more cases should be thrown out before they reach the jury.

I understand that defense attorneys go through the motions of asking that the charge be dismissed before it goes to the jury in every case almost, but it just seems to never happen

If there was ever a case that should not go to the jury, it`s this one,

I would think that this was written into the law to prevent travesties of justice from happening.

Cant see her doing this.

The jury should be hearing about how the first investigation cleared George and they should be hearing about Martin`s fighting history ect

[UCANSEE2]

What you are missing is that The Cops, the Lawyers, the Prosecutor did not want to even press charges.

The Attorney General of the State of Florida ordered Cory Booker to order them to press charges and take it to trial.

[boatbums]

Even IF this jury returns a guilty verdict, the judge can STILL act and overrule the jury. She can give what is called a Direct Verdict of Acquittal. This is:

a verdict by a jury based on the specific direction by a trial judge that they must bring in that verdict because one of the parties has not proved his/her/its case as a matter of law (failed to present credible testimony on some key element of the claim or of the defense). A judge in a criminal case may direct a verdict of acquittal on the basis that the prosecution has not proved its case, but the judge may not direct a verdict of guilty, since that would deprive the accused of the constitutional right to a jury trial. (http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=519)

[spacejunkie2001]

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