[silverleaf]

forensics will tell who was on top when the shooting occurred

forensics will reconstruct the struggle, and how Zimmerman’s head was battered

forensics will tell if lil’ Tray’s brain was damaged by robo-tripping on “lean”, accounting for his aggression

[Soul of the South]

“forensics will tell who was on top when the shooting occurred

forensics will reconstruct the struggle, and how Zimmerman’s head was battered

forensics will tell if lil’ Tray’s brain was damaged by robo-tripping on “lean”, accounting for his aggression”

Who controls “forensics”? The state. What is the outcome the state desires?

[SoCal Pubbie]

Obviously forensics can show that the shot was fired into Martin’s chest at close range and not some other scenario such as in the back as he was running away. But can it really determine that Martin was on top, versus both men standing face to face? I am not questioning Zimmerman’s account, just asking if anyone has enough knowledge here to explain how that works. It seems to me the path of the bullet, powder burns, etc, could be the same in either case. Of course that’s assuming the bullet remained in Martin’s body, and did not exit to hit something else that would complete the retracing of the bullet’s path.