Posted on 07/02/2013 5:16:14 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Today, July 2nd, is DAY #17 (of 4th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Today Detective Chris Serino will be back on the stand. [Yesterday ended] on the stand with Chris Serino, who was the lead investigator for the Sanford Police Department on the Trayyvon Martin shooting.
Defense counsel Mark O’Mara led cross-examination with his usual consummate skill, obtaining responses from this witness–remember, the State’s witness–that all but completely guts the State’s charge in this case.
Among the key revelations so far: Zimmerman was always completely cooperative, open, and straightforward with all the police investigators over many weeks of multiple interviews, both in person at the police station and phone. The sense given is that Zimmerman demonstrated endless patience. (continue reading summary)
(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...
I issued a challenge to Marlowe after getting beat up incessantly by him and others last night
He lost.
O”mara did not sit down and ask no questions.
Did he spread them or try to spread them? Did they have a picture before the cops arrived?? GZ did not think he was dead at any time. He didn't even think he hit him...
MOM knocks one out of the park! Go MOM!
Got Serino to admit to previous burglar (similar appearance of Trayvon, btw) and to previous burglaries and to the softer tone used by Z when saying “assholes” than how the state tried to portray it.
Technically, no. I graduated from an accredited law school, with honors, in 1998 - Univ of Maine school of Law. I practice before the USPTO as a Patent Agent, and my "court" work is as an expert.
My first career was in engineering, I'm also a licensed engineer. Most of my work is aimed at making products "safer," or criticizing either products or users when an injury or death is a result.
My memory might be faulty but I seem to recall reading or hearing in the past about cases where the Judge was removed in mid trial and replace by a superior court judge because of blatant favoritism or prejudice to one side or the other.
Am I remembering correctly, has this happened in the past?
Is there some confusion over the arms because the body was moved by the EMS people doing CPR?
I haven’t seen the words stalked, pursued, or chased down or shot Trayvon in the back of the head lately.
Maybe the Trayvon supporters are getting lazy?
Ugh...I’ve got to go to Mesquite and will miss the rest of the trial today! So thankful for this thread to review when I get home tonight. Keep up the good work!
holy crap!! this is the first I’ve heard of the ‘tool’ found near where TM was hiding.
I'd like to volunteer for the duty of covering Pam Bondi's ass....
(Ducking!)
A slim jim was in that area...wish they would of did a fingerprint analysis on that....
Same here. A slim jim found in the bushes nearby. Saint Trayvon could have stashed it before confronting Zimmerman. Wow!
A slim jim. That’s interesting.
Me too. Wonder if they found fingerprints...or even looked.
Good for O’Mara — Serino found slim jim behind Manola’s residence where TM could have been hiding
Oh My
He was still alive. GZ said he was talking. I think the arms were under TM and GZ was trying to spread them...in other words...elbows were bent not straight and that’s how he was found. Let’s see a picture. It will help tell the story.
He has told different stories about getting out of the car .
and this is a CRUX of the case.
Getting out for the street sign is believable to me but not for others. Was it more related to the punks and they always get away with it comments.
Look at Michael Savage last night for why it is important. You may not agree with him..but it shows what a juror could believe.
The problem on this thread is people keep ignoring info that could resonate with the jury. It may not resonate with you but it might with the jury.
This thread is not supposed to be about crowing over how right our opinions are. Can’t you see how obnoxious you are coming across?
Oh, I also teach course on how to be an Expert Witness, so have familiarity with rules of evidence that pertain to experts; the function of experts in trial; etc. Like when Mantei successfully precluded West from introducing an article into evidence while examining an expert in the Frye hearing, Mantei cited the wrong rule of evidence, and I "knew it without having to look it up."
I’ve never heard that either.
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