Posted on 07/13/2013 6:07:06 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
I pray for a fair and just verdict. My support and thoughts go out to the Zimmerman family and the defense team as we wait.
Links to Live Streams (Thanks Carole):
WAT~ http://wildabouttrial.com/trial_videos/watch-the-george-zimmerman-hearing-live/
Local WFTV~ http://www.wftv.com/s/zimmerman-livestream//
Click Orlando~ http://www.clickorlando.com/news/-/1637132/19533480/-/fm5b93z/-/index.html
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They asked for clarification of the manslaughter instruction, without being specific about what needed clarifying. The court said it couldn’t engage in general discussions but might be able to answer a specific question.
BTW, the manslaughter *instruction* includes language about self defense. For all we know that could be what they are asking about.
Of course, and according to Judge Alex (and others) GZ pulls his gun, TM jumps him beats him senseless, GZ tolerates this all the while screaming help, THEN shoots.
Un-Fn-believable......
I’m just yoking...I don’t even know any bartenders in my town.
Umm... other than the fact that GZ had already called the Cops about Lil’ Treyvon canvasing the neighborhood. I kind of doubt the Cops couldn't have tracked him down upon finding a plugged Treyvon.
Yup.
I don’t know. Those are the recommended instructions published every 6 months to 1 year by the Florida Supreme Court. Lower courts tend to follow them pretty closely. The Prosecution and Defense each review the proposed instructions and argue for additions or exclusions. Both parties must agree and the Court has discretion over the argued parts.
Is that Trayvons grave site?
“The same stupid, senseless bundles of raw emotion who singlehandedly gave us two terms of Obama”
Not having the stats in front of me, I would have to say that it were “Republican” men who did not come out to vote by the millions.
Is that the section of concrete that George was getting his head smashed into?
The only way they could justify doing that is by rejecting self-defense.
And to reject self-defense, they have to reject the fact that the burden of proof is on the prosecution to prove Z did not act in self defense, not on Z to prove he did.
Can the jury ask whats the max for manslaughter
Your right, I forgot that part
if they ask there will be a standard answer that says in essence”not your concern”.
Hypothetically speaking, they could find it wasn't proper self defense but that Z didn't have the "depraved mind" necessary for murder 2.
According to this judge, no.
Yeah, “ask something specific”.
self defense is after manslaughter in jury’s instructions.
“If GZ intended to kill TM he would have shot him TWICE.”
AND NOT CALLED THE COPS TO COME AND MEET HIM!
Okay...I see it now...DU-UH on me!
But RR, you KNOW that I’m a senseless bundle of emotions right now...or a bundle of senseless emotions....no, no...an emotional bundle of senselessness...er...umm...
They can ask. They wouldn't get the answer.
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