[Meet the New Boss]

Based on the affidavit, the state’s case rests entirely on:

1. the girlfriend on the cellphone and

2. the mother claiming it was Trayvon’s voice crying for help.

They have no evidence that Martin initiated the physical contact. If they did, they would have stated that in the affidavit.

I will be shocked if Angela Corey personally prosecutes this case. She will conveniently find some other pressing engagement and leave a junior lawyer holding the bag to prosecute the case so as to avoid further damage to her career.

If this were not a political prosecution, it would be thrown out for lack of probable cause.

[ironman]

Even if GZ initiated the confrontation, then

Since its passage in 2005, the “stand your ground’’ law has protected people who have pursued another, initiated a confrontation and then used deadly force to defend themselves. Citing the law, judges have granted immunity to killers who put themselves in danger, so long as their pursuit was not criminal, so long as the person using force had a right to be there, and so long as he could convince the judge he was in fear of great danger or death.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article1222930.ece

[Verginius Rufus]

Do we know how long between the killing and when the girlfriend was asked about the conversation? How much of what the girlfriend claimed has been made public?

The girlfriend could have made up details to make Zimmerman appear to be pursuing Martin (or misconstrued what Martin's remarks meant) and the prosecutor may have gone on the assumption that whatever the girlfriend said was true and anything Zimmerman said was false.

[chip.litch]

Saving your comment because I agree completely. We shall see!

[Girlene]

Based on the affidavit, the state’s case rests entirely on:

1. the girlfriend on the cellphone and
2. the mother claiming it was Trayvon’s voice crying for help.


I have not seen it posted that Zimmerman ever mentions he noticed Martin on the phone with anyone. Have you?

When was Martin on the phone with this girl friend? If they did talk, it was likely after Zimmerman stopped "pursuing" and was waiting on the police to show up. If that's the case, and Zimmerman was not pursuing Martin, why did she allegedly tell him to run? What did she actually tell him?

Seems that's pretty important to know since the second degree murder charge is partially based on her allegations of what Trayvon Martin was doing and thinking.