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To: MarineDad

What about Mr. Zimmerman’s 5th Amendment right to a Grand Jury? “No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury”


17 posted on 04/09/2012 2:02:34 PM PDT by cumbo78
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To: cumbo78

Which is why they can’t try him for 1st degree.... Hence the manslaughter probability


36 posted on 04/09/2012 2:19:07 PM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: cumbo78

Which is why they can’t try him for 1st degree.... Hence the manslaughter probability


38 posted on 04/09/2012 2:19:29 PM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: cumbo78

The only open question here is did Zimmerman disregard a lawful order from the 911 operator or disturb the peace by continuing to follow Trayvon after he was instructed not to.


77 posted on 04/09/2012 3:15:23 PM PDT by rwilson99 (Please tell me how the words "shall not perish and have everlasting life" would NOT apply to Mary.)
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To: cumbo78

Once Mr. Zimmerman was allowed to be painted “White” by the media, his rights went out the window. He became a pawn to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.


97 posted on 04/09/2012 4:33:22 PM PDT by sport
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To: cumbo78
What about Mr. Zimmerman’s 5th Amendment right to a Grand Jury? “No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury”

That only applies to Federal prosecutions, not state cases. That part of the Fifth Amendment has not been "incorporated" against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

118 posted on 04/09/2012 5:27:24 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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