Posted on 07/11/2013 4:59:59 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Today, July 11th, is DAY #23 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Yesterday the defense rested its case. A legal analysis via Professor Jacobson HERE.
From my perspective the entire case ended, as expected, early in the day yesterday when Judge Nelson gave George Zimmerman his personal Platinum Express DCA Acquittal Card. The ruling, and more importantly the legal determination she used on the ruling, regarding the Trayvon Martin phone evidence was an immediate Nuclear DCA option. Nelson essentially ruled against admissibility based on ”authentication”. She could have kept it out under other legal reasoning, but no, she chose the one without the slightest chance of being upheld by a District Court of Appeals. IMHO this was intentional and aligns itself with the way she has ruled during the pre-trial discovery phase, and during the case itself. She’s a rigid ideologue, but she’s not stupid – this was intentional.
By ruling the phone records (texts and pics from Trayvon) cannot be “authenticated” to have originated by the specific personage of Trayvon Martin just gave the dismissal of the case to George Zimmerman with a bow on it.
As it was carefully explained to me, the phone is like a bucket. The data inside the phone is like marbles in a bucket. Some marbles from calls, others from pictures, others from texts, etc. The State brought the bucket into court – and validated the bucket contents with their own witness from the phone company – Both the State and the defense then began arguing their case around the phone call marbles in the bucket – Primarily with Rachel Jeantel. But no-one challenged the bucket itself. The State authenticated the bucket and the content of the bucket during the introduction.
The defense picks up the same bucket the state hands them, and now begins to use the contents – texts and pictures – and then Nelson rules the bucket itself cannot be authenticated. It doesn’t work that way.
If the state authenticates evidence, it cannot be divided and only authentic when the state holds it, but not the defense. Flawed logic – ABSOLUTELY positioned to give such a prejudicial outcome, the appeal would result in dismissal, not retrial. Nelson gave the case away to George Zimmerman.
She could have ruled on relevance, admissibility, or other factors – but she chose the one destined to fail, “authentication”. She gave it away.
In other news, people are catching on to the Eric Holder, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Community Relations Service – being the actual puppeteers behind the entire construct of the false case. To them we say “welcome to the party pal“.
Excellent point.
His voice is getting higher and higher...He’s desperate...
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Kathi Belich, WFTV @KBelichWFTV
The state says #Zimmermanon9 kept denying he followed Martin because he knew it was evidence of ill will under the law.
This is silly stuff......
Branca has been great during this trial. He has given me the laughs when I’ve needed them.
It’s everyday language and every juror knows it. Shock effect...prosecutor is S T U P I D.
Now he’s kissing the jurors’ backsides.
As a woman, I can state that having a man raise his voice to me is a huge turn off. I hope old baldo keeps at it. Thanks to all who are giving updates to his nonsense. I cannot listen, it would be too upsetting.
Just said my prayers ~
Jury is longing for the dulcet tones of MOM after Bernie the Shrieker.
It’s like the white noise of old from a TV.
BTW . . . you’re the police?
How do we get rid of you?
“DeLaRionda doesn’t have either a voice or manner that wears well for more than a very brief time. By the end of his closing, I might find myself up for Murder2.”
I think it might end up being a ‘Freeper group event’...lol. I can’t stand how his voice goes up that high “for effect”. It’s asinine.
Wait a second, didn’t Zimmerman spit on the sidewalk back in 1998? I’m certain they can get him on that.
That is annoying as all heck!!
Anyone hearing opinions around the watercooler?
Bernie: Why have jurors ...
Hey — why have Grand Jurors???
You should ask that of your boss.
Honestly, just started watching this today. I couldn’t stand him yelling at the jury like a crazed lunatic.
If someone yelled at me to use my “God given common sense”. I would be seriously offended.
Because they WANT the riots; they WANT a race war. IMO it will be a perfect reason to declare martial law, which I think BO is dying to do. (But I may just be an hysterical conspiracy theorist.)
DITTO.
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