Posted on 06/29/2013 2:38:26 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
Following opening statements, the prosecution normally produces a succession of fact witnesses, people who can testify to the facts–the evidence–necessary to establish the elements of the offense and to prove that the defendant committed it.
Their ultimate job is to leave no room for reasonable doubt. But this is the George Zimmerman prosecution: the backwards case.
Normally, prosecutors are careful to fully question each prosecution witness, to obtain all of the evidence their testimony can produce, and also to avoid allowing the defense to reveal evidence left unmentioned, making it look like the prosecution was trying to conceal something.
But during the first week of this case, the prosecution has established a pattern of asking only the bare minimum of their witnesses.
In virtually every case, defense cross-examination reveals a great deal the prosecutors avoided bringing to light, and in virtually every case, that information either fully supports George’s Zimmerman’s account–which has not changed–casts doubt on The Narrative–which is actually the prosecution’s case–or both.
This bizarre turn of events has required the prosecutors, particularly Bernie de la Rionda (hereinafter BDLR) to treat his own witnesses as though they are hostile witnesses.
The prosecution has actually engaged in the extraordinary spectacle of aggressively questioning its own witnesses, trying to get them to ignore, disown or soft-pedal their testimony.
Another interesting–and disturbing–pattern established by prosecution witnesses is changing their testimony in significant and ethically questionable ways.
A number of prosecution witnesses have testified to important changes in their accounts that they have never said before, not in multiple law enforcement interviews or depositions.
This directly suggests that they’ve not only been coached, but perhaps the subordination of perjury is involved.....
I expected that [DeeDee] would not help the State’s case, but she went far beyond that and badly damaged it. During her first day of testimony, she was actively hostile to the defense. Her rudeness and glaring lack of respect for the dignity of the court left me slack jawed.
That kind of behavior would cause anyone to spend time in jail for contempt in virtually any court in the land, and rightfully so, yet not only did Judge Nelson ignore her conduct, she actually protected her from the defense on several occasions.
Point taken, I see the knuckle heads on HLN donning the prosecution cheer leading skirts and hoodies, but if GZ took the stand, he would face Bernie, and BLDR, excuse the pun, is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
That is a great, unsettling point.
I felt that way about both Obama campaigns, about the Obamacare Supreme Court decision, and about the amnesty bill being shoved down our throats.
If you are right on this one I will take you fly-fishing.
Any knife in the drawer can do harm if the judge in the case is this one.
She would allow Bernie to ask any question and demand that Zimmerman answer and then hold him in contempt afterwards for every breath he took and charge him with perjury for not dotting his i’s.
Do you think his attorneys are that stupid???
I saw two numb skulls on Hannity about day three into the trial saying that Zimmerman has to take the stand. And both of them were, seemed to me, taking the prosecutions side. They know that the state has a super flimsy case, so they want Zimmermann be a witness against himself.
There we go — the Backward Rolex
Again point taken, Judge Debbie is obviously biased, now the point is, will the jury take her instructions, or could GZ go overhead of Judge Debbie by taking the stand, such as Ronald Reagan did with the liberal MSM, such as with Sam Donaldson.
What makes you think her instructions won’t follow the law???
Everyone in internet land will be listening to them and so will O’Mara and West. If they are wrong they will let her know.
Judge Ito's precedent.
She’s not Judge Ito and GZ is not OJ —
Well, a biased judge could give grounds for appeal .
And I’m going to take the opportunity here to link why Casey Anthony’s lawyer Baez did not put her on the stand when numerous peanut gallery lawyers in tv lala land said she must.
He explains it in a nutshell. A 1 minute video nutshell:
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/05/15/jose-baez-why-casey-never-testified
Baez: “90% of the time putting the defendant on the stand is like throwing a hail Mary.”
Riot of joy!
That would be cool. Have a boat load of vacation I have to use and the only fishing I do is off the beach for Stripers.
You are correct in one point, GZ is not OJ.
I have a friend who was called to jury duty and was asked if the defendant used his/hers right to use the fifth amendment would that effect his/her opinion of the defendant, and my friend said 'yes" and was kicked off jury duty.
Now just thinking, with this prosecutions disasterous case, GZ has the cajones to go against the normal Johnnie Cohchran defense attorney conventional wisdom and to actually testify.
He will have the world watching as he testifies and making his defense, unlike OJ who didn't have the cajones to testify.
The difference between these two cases is that OJ just wanted to win and not go to jail, while in GZ's case the truth must come out.
You are correct in one point, GZ is not OJ.
I have a friend who was called to jury duty and was asked if the defendant used his/hers right to use the fifth amendment would that effect his/her opinion of the defendant, and my friend said 'yes" and was kicked off jury duty.
Now just thinking, with this prosecutions disasterous case, GZ has the cajones to go against the normal Johnnie Cohchran defense attorney conventional wisdom and to actually testify.
He will have the world watching as he testifies and making his defense, unlike OJ who didn't have the cajones to testify.
The difference between these two cases is that OJ just wanted to win and not go to jail, while in GZ's case the truth must come out.
This “trial” is more like a grand jury proceeding. The facts are being laid out by the prosecution. In a real grand jury, Zimmerman would be no-billed.
How would she know the Rolex was backwards? She doesn’t read numbers.
LOL!!!
Trade you a trout-fishing trip for a shot at some stripers.
You gotta get to Montana though. Autumn is better than summer, spring is very good too.
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