[jazusamo]

For the military judge to say the favorable evidence wouldn't have changed the outcome of a conviction or the sentence seems disingenuous at best.

Dead on the money, Girl. The panel is supposed to decide guilt or innocence, not the judge. In effect this judge decided the Lt's guilt by denying this new evidence to another panel.

Whether it happened as the Lt. claims, I don't know but a military panel should be the arbiter. Hopefully he'll get a new trial due to appeal.

[Girlene]

Whether it happened as the Lt. claims, I don't know but a military panel should be the arbiter. Hopefully he'll get a new trial due to appeal.

Yes, the military panel should have been the arbriter on ALL the evidence. I'm not sure if a new trial will be the outcome. Already, the judge is recommending a reduction in sentence. The convening authority will have another say at holding or reducing this sentence (I think). The one thing I AM confident of is that Zimmerman will not let this go.