“Zimmerman will do whatever his extremely competent attorneys advise him to do. And they are anything BUT stupid.”
That’s what Zimmerman SHOULD do, but if he demands to testify, his attorneys have no choice but to put him on the stand. It’s not their choice.
...but if he demands to testify, his attorneys have no choice but to put him on the stand. It’s not their choice.
I think the judge tried to get him to crack and he didn’t. I’m projecting my own feelings a bit. I was in court representing myself to gain custody of my 12 year old daughter and was advised to show no emotion, no matter what. My ex’s attorney threw a tyrade in court and I just stood there, looking straight ahead, with my hands clasped over my manhood until she was finished. The judge, on several occasions, told her she was flirting with contempt.
I got custody. The attorney went berzerk.
“That’s what Zimmerman SHOULD do, but if he demands to testify, his attorneys have no choice but to put him on the stand. It’s not their choice.”
Well he won’t “demand” to testify, despite the way the idiot left is collectively drooling in anticipation of that happening.
I do not know the correct legal term maybe someone can help me with it... But it’s when the judge rules defense call no more witnesses and it moves to the closing arguements. I believe that is what she is getting at with asking George zimmerman to testify, she wants to cover her ass and say she offered Z a chance to testify, and won’t get in trouble for that. But when he gives his decision it will just give her the right to make the ruling to go straight to closing. Like I said I don’t know the term but my wife was telling me this happens in criminal cases about only 5 percent of the time. She is a paralegal. But I forgot what she called the ruling earlier... Also It’s really really frowned upon and she said she’s only heard of women judges doing this...