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Zimmerman Trial Day 4 – End-of-Day Analysis & Video of State’s Witnesses
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Posted on 06/27/2013 8:50:30 PM PDT by chessplayer

Once again, it was simply not a very good day at all for the prosecution. The primary State witnesses today were Rachel Jeantel, Jenna Lauer, and Selma Mora. The first had her credibility substantively destroyed, the second was powerfully–almost humiliatingly–co-opted by the defense, and the third provided testimony entirely consistent with the defense’s theory of lawful self-defense. There was also some (I expect temporary) hubbub that O’Mara may have inadvertently opened the door to allow the State to introduce evidence of specific prior bad acts by George Zimmerman, and I address that in detail, as well, below.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crime; democrats; farce; kangaroocourt; martin; obamason; trayvon; zimmerman
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
She couldn't even read her own damn letter because it was cursive.

Shame on our school system and people like this chick who could care less about anything.

How much did Tray's parents pay her??

21 posted on 06/27/2013 9:52:08 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: chessplayer
Judge Nelson did tell Mr. West to lower his voice. Let us see if she tells the prosecutor to lower his voice with defense witnesses.
22 posted on 06/27/2013 9:52:33 PM PDT by Bronzy
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To: MacMattico

“Nobody loves a fat girl, but my how a fat can love”.- Jim Croce


23 posted on 06/27/2013 9:55:16 PM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
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To: MNDude

There isn’t one damn person on that jury that didn’t have an opinion before they were seated. Being a jury member on a case like this spells “book”, “money”...


24 posted on 06/27/2013 9:55:51 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: chessplayer

25 posted on 06/27/2013 9:57:41 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that that's I like about Texas)
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To: tbw2
When I heard that remark, I got the feeling that he knew who Zimmerman was...IIRC, Tray had been to the complex several times.

It would also account for him going after Zimmerman...to teach him a lesson.

I'm trying to remember the evidence...he had a blue tooth and a phone??

26 posted on 06/27/2013 10:01:10 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: fungoking

“She ain’t exactly pretty.....ain’t exactly small.....” - AC/DC


27 posted on 06/27/2013 10:02:38 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: re_nortex

This is Tawana Brawley all over again.

1.) The flippant attitude and "retarded" type responses out of this woman should have been grounds for dismissal from the court and testimony stricken from the record.

2.) The racism of the Trayvon crowd is nauseating. These folks are perfectly okay with using racist words themselves toward other races, but they sure can't handle it if Zimmerman shoots in self-defense.

3.) The speculation of this "witness" was awful. She insinuated that Zimmerman hit Martin without knowing what she was talking about, and that letter that she supposedly wrote wasn't even written by her because she can't "read cursive" writing.

I simply cannot believe that George Zimmerman's life is subject to the word and behavior of these "witnesses" and other sordid people in this kangaroo court. Even the officers who were at the scene seem to have turned on George, even though at the time they all wrote the case up as self-defense and let him go.

28 posted on 06/27/2013 10:07:27 PM PDT by Prole
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To: Jeff Winston
Lying witness, sure but in today's racially charged society, one doesn't dare call her a liar, which would surely have been done in earlier times.

Worse yet, when reading about these witnesses and even being forced to catch a snippet of Rachel's "testimony," in earlier times we would all be correct in the view that the prosecution bombed out, Zimmerman would walk.

Today, however, in light of the OJ trial, what's wrong is right and that "crazy assed Cracker" Zimmerman ends up guilty!

29 posted on 06/27/2013 10:13:02 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: okie01

I don’t think this judge will ever simply dismiss this case that, from all appearances, should never have been brought.


30 posted on 06/27/2013 10:13:50 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: zerosix
Lying witness, sure but in today's racially charged society, one doesn't dare call her a liar, which would surely have been done in earlier times.

Well, she IS a liar. At least some of her lies have been 100% documented, on multiple occasions. At least some of her lies have been ADMITTED to by Ms. Jeantel herself.

So she's a liar. That's not name-calling. It's a documented, verified FACT.

31 posted on 06/27/2013 10:16:23 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: chessplayer

I also wonder why, if Zimmerman was just going to shoot him for no reason, he would bother getting into a fight with him on the ground. Wouldn’t he have just shot him?


32 posted on 06/27/2013 10:17:58 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: Jeff Winston
Of course it is (she is a self-admitted liar) however, after catching a bit of a radio show discussing the issue, one talking-head referred the defense attorney as a "bully" and felt "the jury sided with her because of his insistence that she lied!"

Truth is the real victim here.

33 posted on 06/27/2013 10:20:19 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

That’s called suborning perjury. Try proving he willfully led her to do it though or knew about it.

p.s. Isn’t this a state prosecutor (DA or ADA)?


34 posted on 06/27/2013 10:20:40 PM PDT by jurroppi1
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To: Jeff Winston
Right? What did this lying simpleton say? She was on the phone and punk Martin said a creepy ass cracka was watching and following him and she said she heard a struggle. She didn't see sh*t, she has no idea wth was happening IF you can even believe her. My guess? Sweet lil’ Trayvon told her he was gonna go beat that cracka’s ass if he kept watching him.
If Martin was on his cell right outside the apt where his dad was staying like he supposedly told DeeDee, then why did he wind up dead 70 yards away in the direction of Zimmerman's truck?!
All the physical evidence supports Zimmerman. The state has not come close to proving Zimmerman chased down Martin and attacked him.
35 posted on 06/27/2013 10:21:11 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: zerosix

“Lying witness, sure but in today’s racially charged society, one doesn’t dare call her a liar, which would surely have been done in earlier times.”

Like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L18jsq8qk9Q


36 posted on 06/27/2013 10:33:40 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: zerosix

I suppose it depends on the jury.

The defense attorney is doing the job he’s supposed to do. Right now, that’s challenge the prosecutor’s witnesses.

The talking head sounds like a DA to me.

And I don’t mean “district attorney.”


37 posted on 06/27/2013 10:34:44 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Jeff Winston
I don’t think this judge will ever simply dismiss this case that, from all appearances, should never have been brought.

There is likely an "understanding" -- either overt or understood -- that the case has to be tried to the bitter end -- then, let the jurors sort it out.

It never should've been brought...but, having been brought, it can't be allowed anything other than a "natural death".

Going back to Day One, I'd still like to know just who it was that got the national media started on the case -- a full three weeks after the fact. Recall that the story been fully reported locally...and a "self-defense" claim fully accepted by the police and the community.

Then, three weeks later, the national media erupts in outrage -- and fails to report (i.e., omits) some of the key exculpatory evidence (eye-witness reports, Zimmerman's injuries, etc).

This whole thing was a set-up job -- strictly for political purposes -- from the outset. One person had to tell the national media to run with what was an old story -- and leave out some of the key details.

38 posted on 06/27/2013 10:38:06 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: Bronzy

Oh, good grief. Now the prosecution is saying that racial profiling had nothing to do with what happened that night and are denying they ever brought up the subject of racial profiling!


39 posted on 06/27/2013 10:42:42 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Bronzy

And the prosecution is blaming the defense for bringing race into the trial. Can’t make this stuff up!


40 posted on 06/27/2013 10:52:26 PM PDT by chessplayer
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