Posted on 04/12/2012 12:11:40 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Trayvon’s girlfriend was not there, is very young and could easily be confused or manipulated by those out to persecute Neighborhood Watch Capt. Zimmerman.
Robert Zimmerman is a retired judge and as a judge, he has a great deal of experience in getting to the truth of a matter.
“Would Zimmerman give up his right to defend his life if he threw the first punch, started losing the scuffle, and ended up in a life threatening situation with his brains being splattered on the sidewalk?”
He would give up his legal claim of self-defense.
That will (likely) be the prosecution’s contention; ie. that Zimmerman initiated the conflict.
Further they will contend the police dispatcher advised him to not pursue. And the prosecution will establish Captain of Neighborhood Watch carries no police power or authority.
Prediction: Jury convicts on manslaughter of some kind (if that is how it works in Florida).
But there are a lot of variables to get there, including skill of lawyers on both sides, jury selection, evidence and handling thereof, etc.
Maybe Zimmerman can get Shapiro to defend him?
I have read news reports that state that the semi-auto 9 mm that Zimmerman used was fired once without chambering a 2nd round, suggesting that something was impairing the function of the slide, possibly Martin trying to wrestle the gun from Zimmerman.
Gimme a break. This is Nifonging at its worst.
Seems the fix is in. Let the blackwashing begin.
in almost every courthouse in fl:
“We who labor here seek only the truth.”
not so much for the prosecutor seeking truth.
the probable cause affidavit can be challenged.
I think the prosecutor is trying to “be scarry” in order to induce a plea. She better have something much better in the works. If this is her best the case is done.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100808/NEWS05/100806097/Jessica-J-Recksiedler?nclick_check=1
She seems competent but lots of Dem contributions by ‘Christopher’ Recksiedler of Sanford at FEC site.
prosecutors, in fl, have an affirmative duty to reveal exculpatory evidence.
This now INCLUDES the accident statement of the person signing the affidavit!
That’s the prosecutors job, to interpret the evidence in a way that prosecutes the accused. It is the job of the defense lawyer to present the exact same evidence to free the accused.
The prosecutor is just doing her job the way it is designed.
Since I am from NC, I am SO reminded of the Duke lacrosse case! I’m actually encouraged by the fact that the decision to charge him was obviously based on information that the media chose to make public. Any lawyer worth his salt will be able to take the ENTIRE 911 call and the UNDOCTORED police video, along with the witnesses who support Zimmerman’s version of the story, and get him off at best or convicted of involuntary manslaughter at worst. If Trayvon’s “girlfriend” is not telling the truth, the cell phone records may show it or the defense may be able to get her to contradict herself. His lawyers will also be able to get an expert to analyze the tape and see if the person yelling for help was Zimmerman since Zimmerman is still alive. I would think an expert for the prosecution would have a more difficult time proving that the voice calling for help was Trayvon’s.
Martin attacked Zimmerman.. there was a witness(of the attack)..
The family must surely know Martin was an aggressive thugg..
They might be aggressive racist thuggs as well..
LYING thru their teeth to get that Honkified “cracker”...
NBC is running like a rabbit afraid of getting their PeaCock Sued OFF..
There are a lot networks whistling past the law offices of Bill, Padding & Howe LTD...
And not a few TV Anchors and Newspaper and Mag folks..
This is what prosecutors do at grand juries. They present only one side of the case. That's why they can always get an indictment. Unfair? Of course. Nobody ever said our justice system was fair.
The 90 year old war veteran husband was beaten and his jaw broken. He was shot in the face numerous times with a BB gun and sent to the hospital in critical condition.
The 85 year old partially blind wife was RAPED and then BEATEN TO DEATH.
Can you just imagine the pain, the humiliation, the horror that dear old lady experienced being gang raped by that pack of feral animals?
(the autopsy states she was raped. Dont think all of these animals didnt all participate)
And can you imagine the pain, the horror of that dear old husband having to witness this?
Theres a lot more involved here than a home invasion and robbery.
WHERE ARE THE CHARGES OF A RACIAL HATE CRIME??
90 year old husbands jaw broken and shot in face with a BB gun numerous times?
85 wife year old semi blind wife RAPED and BEATEN to death??
Why does it take a foreign press to enlighten America as to this henious crime?
Where is the outrage?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117695/Brutal-home-invasion-Oklahoma-couple-ends-65-year-romance-meeting-blind-date.html
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Have they caught the rest of the gang of feral blacks who raped, tortured and murdered this elderly woman? Are they even looking? Not a word about it in the media.
Yes, I saw that later. Once again I spoke to soon before reading everything. At any rate an affidavit is merely someone’s statement, it isn’t necessarily true or false(in this case false)but is the word of the person swearing to it.
Ms. Corey appears to have plagiarized the MSM’s false script.
Is it possible the girlfriend's "testimony" would have to be considered hearsay?
Two definitions of "hearsay" from dictionary.com:
1, [U]nverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge...2. Information heard by one person about another. Hearsay is generally inadmissible as evidence in a court of law because it is based on the reports of others rather than on the personal knowledge of a witness.
Once Zimmerman left his truck to follow Martin, he became the aggressor. If he stopped Martin and said anything, he cannot reasonably claim self-defense for initiating the contact, and then begin losing the scuffle, and shooting Martin.
Was Martin in fear for his safety and decide that the best defense is a good offense and attack Zimmerman?
The prosecutor has to have something more that we haven't seen,it could be the forensics. Those are factual based, not supposition.
Of course she did. This is the same unbiased prosecutor who said she "prayed" with Trayvon's parents and their lawyers when they first met!
They have to accuse him of something.
This whole thing is to put the lid on a volatile situation. Period.
Most of those charges can be easily refuted.
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