Zimmerman Trial Judge Springs "Child Abuse" Charge against Zimmerman for Tougher Sentence

Fox News Channel (no link) | 7/11/13

[pabianice]

Watching Fox News Channel coverage of Zimmerman trial. Judge has just sprung another surprise against Zimmerman, saying jury can consider Martin's death as child abuse so jury can convict based upon that, too, and perhaps convict him of voluntary manslaughter. This trial is a travesty.

[Sopater]

The lawyer is going crazy on tv right now.

As he d*mn-well should!

[Steve_Seattle]

"Zimmerman never got a chance to defend himself against this new accusation. How can this be constitutional?"

Excellent point - the defense was fighting a specific charge, so how can you - at the end of the trial - allow him being convicted of something for which his defense had no chance to fight?

[mikrofon]

And vote in some places...

[Sopater]

What about “littering”? Why’d she leave that out?

[Hotlanta Mike]

I understand Zimmerman can be convicted of aggravated parking zone violations too!

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What a joke. Why not just an ‘A La Carte’ type menu for the jury to deicde.

[william clark]

Just to be on the safe side, I expect we’ll soon see “Jaywalking with Special Circumstances”

[Sopater]

A 17 year old thug is a “child”?

Poor little dear...

[Albion Wilde]

I didn't expect the judge to pull this out of his pouch at the last minute. (Yes, I know only female kangaroos have pouches. Live with it.)

Uh, the judge is a woman...

[Red in Blue PA]

CSX doesn’t do this much railroading.

Pathetic.

[Hulka]

And discharging a firearm within city limits.

[Soul of the South]

“Is this judge voted in by the people for her spot on the bench or is she appointed?”

Appointed by Republican Governor Jeb Bush. Imagine if he were President and appointing federal judges.

[ScreenName99]

Debra Steinberg Nelson is an idiot any way you look at it. This case should have been thrown out due to lack of substantial evidence after the first week. Judge Debra Steinberg Nelson has been completely biased for the prosecution the entire time.

If there is anything other than an acquittal in this trial, it will just be another example of the idiocy of the American jurors: e.g.: O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony, Robert Blake, Kobe Bryant... and on and on.