do I really have to say it???
Posted on 07/05/2013 5:55:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
The prosecution rested their second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman today and his legal team immediately asked the judge throw out all charges, arguing that the state had failed to present evidence he murdered Trayvon Martin.
The judge swiftly rejected the argument, but not before both sides made emotional legal arguments that are usually reserved for summations at the end of a trial.
In an impassioned plea, Zimmerman's defense attorney Mark O'Mara stated that the state did not produce direct or circumstantial evidence that Zimmerman acted with "ill-will or spite," the Florida requirements for second degree murder.
"There is not a scintilla of evidence to support that," O'Mara said referring to the implication that Zimmerman acted out of "ill will and spite."
"He has the undeniable injuries that reference nothing other than an attack by Trayvon Martin," O'Mara said.
"You cannot look at that picture of my client's nose and say he wasn't beaten in the face," he said. O'Mara said the court would draw a similar conclusion by looking at the photos showing the back of Zimmerman's bloody head.....
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Oh good grief...
Why did they put this woman on the stand?
LOL...
I’m glad I don’t follow this all that close. This is flat out depressing!
Mom Trayvon? Is that you? LMAO
Ahhh, obsess much?
What evidence?
Thanks. Couldn’t you toss in some expletive capital letters ‘er nothin’? Har...
I used to be a criminal defense attorney. I have never actually witnessed a judge dismiss the case after the prosecution presented it's case-in-chief.
You were quite clear, in retrospect.
we need an exact timeline for St. Tray and his parental units and accomplices.
I can see not granting the dismissal on Political Grounds. The "referee" is on the take (not untypical for the State to support the State - based on personal experience).
A different Freeper explained this a while back, and it matched what I always suspected: the phrase “I could care less” actually comes from the saying “I could care less, but I don’t see how”. Now people just say they could care less without thinking about how it sounds.
I’ve been doing so much reading in the last 30 hours or so, that I’m just hitting on empty. Didn’t mean to tweak some folks...
do I really have to say it???
Yes, I goofed.
LOL. You must LOVE “strategery”. :-)
Grace does not equal silence.
???
You've proved my point.
The prosecution has failed to prove it’s case,a dismissal was in order.
Metalurgist..., no, you just proved mine.
You don’t need to get so worked up over something like this.
I’m not sure what’s going on in your life, but this really isn’t something you need to go into full attack mode over.
Relax. You’ll get through this...
The woman who raised Travon is Alicia Stanley. It is not clear she was a ‘step-mother’ in the legal sense but that’s what she calls herself. She raised Travon from the time he was a toddler until fairly recently when the father left her for the next girlfriend, Brandi. Not sure if there is a marriage certificate in any of this. Definitely no divorce papers.
Travon’s birthmother did not raise him and it’s not clear how much Tracy the father was involved in his life. The father is a former gang member (the Crips). He recently had his gang tats covered up by religious images. Wonder why. $$$$$ LOL
Didn’t realize one could be a FORMER member of the Crips. hmmm
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