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“.
Bernie wants him to have asked TM if he wanted a ride...
GZ looks like a totally different person in the evidence photos.
When did Z leave the protection of his vehicle?
Come on. I want to do cellar on patrol as much as the next guy or gal. But, I’m not going to tackle punks by myself. Even one on one.
I’m calling the cops and waiting.
If I wait for SAPD . . . no chance of attack. Is that so hard to understand?
Must think defense is going to have some hard-hitting background on TM. A mole, maybe?
We didn’t say he looked like Costner, it was said that he sounded like him.
I feel bad for Kevin Costner if anyone sees him in that rotten little punk of prosecutor.
Coming up on two boring samo samo hours.
BDLR: In #GeorgeZimmerman’s account, #TrayvonMartin must’ve reached for gun with “third hand.” Adds: “Does that make sense?” #ZimmermanTrial
So he’s admitting TM’s hands were busy beating on GZ?
Sounds and looks more to me like Andy from The Office.
I thought the judge said that Bernie only gets 3 hours total, with a 15 minute recess I figure he’s used up 2 hours and 15 minutes...or close to it. Mercifully, that will give us less time tomorrow if he keeps going on.
Did I hear judgeCrazy correctly?
You need to get your lie straight. Either he shouldhave stayed put our followed, right? So which one is it?
He didn’t confront TM, that makes no sense. If he wanted to confront him, he would have the first time when TM walked right by his car and locked eyes with him.
Right??
What amount of time does each side have for their closing statements?
I know the judge said each would have equal time and that the prosecution could split their time so as to be able to respond after the defense presented their closing.
This is key.
Once Zimmerman started screaming for help, Trayvon Martin had an obligation to stop the fight. He'd won the confrontation at that point. That he did not stop after overwhelming Zimmerman proves it was Trayvon with murderous intent.
I have made over 100 citizens arrests.
Never been sued for it.
Most of the time they plead guilty.
I am not at all “deranged”
You however, are not only an idiot, you are a coward, as evidenced by your posts here.
I have to believe it will be at least a Hung Jury.
Yet he didn't. Zimmerman lost sight of Martin which proves he was no longer following him. So it really doesn't matter what the dispatcher says, now does it?
Need to update your list, and ad ‘skittles’.
And he was just warning the jury that the defense will “parade” these pictures in front of you.
LOL! Braying donkey!
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