The judge has been biased all the way. This is get an appeal without question. I suspect a new trial will be the result.
Yep, I think she just wants to punt.
What is it with the FL judicial system? Are all the judges a bunch of raging leftist buffoons (ala 2000 FL Supremes)?
If Zimmerman is convicted of something (I don't think he will be, but you never know), there are plenty of grounds for appeal, but this is not one of them. Under Florida law, Manslaughter is a "Category 1" lesser included offense under second-degree Murder. As a couple of Florida lawyers have explained to me, that means that if either party requests that the judge instruct the jury on a lesser-included Manslaughter charge, the judge MUST do so - it's not discretionary.