Posted on 07/10/2013 5:15:07 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Today, July 10th, is DAY #22 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Yesterday began with a boom as defense expert witness, world renowned Dr Vincent Di Maio took to the stand to validate the forensic evidence supporting George Zimmerman’s version of the encounter with Trayvon Martin. However, the day ended with an even bigger THUNDERCLAP in an epic 10pm showdown as Don West took on both the State prosecutors and trial Judge Nelson after the jury was released. Ending with Judge Nelson, turning her back and walking out of court. Unreal. A great analysis of the events from yesterday is available HERE.
The late night argument, not by the State, but by Judge Nelson herself, regarding phone evidence authentication, is so weak and insufferably devoid of legal analysis it is absurd on its face. Then again, this is the same judge who said a few days ago, flippantly in open court, that evidence should be “shredded” (Dr. Bao notes) after use. D’oh
Essentially Nelson argued that the phone records (texts and pics from Trayvon) cannot be authenticated to have originated by the specific personage of Trayvon Martin (despite two security codes) because anyone could have sent them. Whiskey*Tango*Foxtrot !!
How can an email be used in a sex offender case? How can phone records be used in RICO cases? How can GPS evidence be used in Insurance Cases? How are photographs taken by perps used against them? Think about it.
You can’t argue that evidence cannot be admitted because someone else might have made the actual phone call; Someone else might have physically sent the email; Someone else actually accessed the website; Someone else might have been the driver of the car; Or, someone else could possibly have been behind the viewing lens of the camera etc.
No, that argument does not mean you can arbitrarily exclude evidence. And this was the basis for her argument (watch the video).
Sure, that’s an argument which can be presented to the jury by the other side, as a counter point to create doubt with the jury, but it can’t be a reasonable consideration for total evidence exclusion. Then again, this is Judge Nelson – who in multiple prior cases has a high historical propensity of being overruled by the 5th District Court of Appeals.
It should be noted the NAACP Annual National Convention starts in Orlando on Friday; Additionally, preparations are being made in/around Miami-Dade for a Wednesday defense wrapped up with a community/LEO preparation meeting yesterday.
Cross was an area that direct did not open. MOM withdraws objection and jury returns.
DeeDee the savant
I don’t see how this can hurt GZ.....IMO, it only justifies his suspicion.
Comment From ThomasG
Omara is smiling. I think the prosecution is going to blow it again!
The perp
http://www.mugshotsonline.com/florida/sanford/emmanuel-burgess/46269371
Only a year older than TM and may have been same age at time of burglary...
How did you go about faking it?
Black crime should be put on trial. It’s a HUGE problem, including to other blacks. If Barack, Jesse, and Al hate profiling so much, they need to clean thy own house.
John Guy is about to step into it bigtime here I suspect.
The crash dummy is not proferring his cross over MOM objection with jury out. MOM withdrew objection....wonder why he opened up this line in the first place? Pros going to show that GZ had a bias against black teens.
Racist card is coming out.
wonder if one resembled Trayvon Martin?
Okay - thanks.
LOL, I have 4 kids. Twas not me. :) Some guy with a blow up doll that could have been his girlfriend for all I know.
In Texas, if someone tries to, or does, break in your house, it is a death sentence to the person doing that. The home owner with a gun kills the perp right there.
GZ chatting w/his attys. Sure hope he’s not thinking of going on the stand.
>> The prosecution can debate them , but to not let the jury know about them is inexcusable .
That’s the nut of it.
The “authentication” issue waa a total red herring.
The judge is a cow, herded around by what holder orders her to do. She is part of the ‘prosecuting goon squad’, clearly. If Americans who believe in the rule of law are not getting a sterling example of themalignant nature of twisting the law and the processes of the law being applied, then this nation is lost. This kangaroo court, pushed as it is by the racist mindset of the ruling regime is enough, for sane, freedom loving minds, to convice US that criminals are the ruling class now, the class represented by this cow of a judge and the sleaze ‘prosecutors’.
—wonder if one resembled Trayvon Martin?—
Or President Obama
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I’m thinking another MOM/Brer Rabbit moment with prosecutor. “Now don’t be asking any questions about...”
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